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Brachial plexus injury
Brachial plexus injury
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Damage to the nerves in a baby’s neck.
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Erb’s palsy
Damage to the nerves in the baby’s neck (brachial plexus injury) which reduces movement of and feeling in the baby’s arm.
Klumpe’s paralysis
Reduced movement in the baby’s arm from damage to nerves in the baby’s neck (see brachial plexus injury).
Brachial plexus
A network of nerves that are rooted at the cervical spine and provide sensation and movement to the shoulder and arm.
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