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A case of Klumpke's obstetric brachial plexus palsy following a Cesarean section
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A case of Klumpke's obstetric brachial plexus palsy following a Cesarean section

Mohammad M. Al-Qattan and Amel A. F. El-Sayed
Clinical case reports, Vol.4(9), pp.872-875
09/2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.644
PMCID: PMC5018592
PMID: 27648266

Abstract

Brachial plexus Case Report Case Reports Cesarean section Klumpke's palsy obstetric
It is generally thought that Klumpke's palsy is not seen as obstetric injury. The authors present a case of Klumpke's palsy with Horner syndrome following delivery by emergency Cesarean section. Neurolysis and nerve grafting partially corrected the paralysis.
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