Brachial Plexus Injury: The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. Brachial plexus injuries are caused by ... more about Brachial Plexus Injury.
Brachial Plexus Injury: Damage to the nerves controlling the shoulder and arm (often from childbirth). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Brachial Plexus Injury is available below.
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Prognosis for Brachial Plexus Injury: Good for neuropraxia (90-100% recovery); avulsion and rupture require prompt surgery for recovery.
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The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. Brachial plexus injuries are caused by damage to those nerves. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Brachial Plexus Injuries Information Page: NINDS)
Brachial Plexus Injury is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Brachial Plexus Injury, or a subtype of Brachial Plexus Injury,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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