Flashcards in Brachial Plexus Deck (8)
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Cause & effect of true claw:
Cause: Damage to lower roots --> damage to median, radial, and ulnar nerves
Effect: Inability to extend digits
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Cause & effect of ulnar claw:
Cause: Distal ulnar nerve injury
Effect: Paralysis of the 2 medial lumbricals. May cause thenar wasting due to loss of adductor pollicis.
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Cause & effect of Pope's blessing or Benedictine sign:
Cause: Median nerve injury
Effect: Paralyzes the lateral 2 lumbricals and weakens the flexor digitorum superficialis and deep.
Appears the same as ulnar claw but only upon attempting to make a fist.
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Klumpke's palsy: what is it? How can it come about?
- Damage to the lower roots affects the ulnar, median, and radial nerves--affecting all lumbricals and weakening extension of the digits.
- Can occur thru sudden jerking of a child's arm or grabbing branch while falling from a tree.
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Erb's palsy: what is it? How can it come about?
- A result of upper root damage and affects the suprascapular, musculocutaneous, and axillary nerves. The deltoid, brachialis, biceps, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus muscles may be affected contributing to the "waiter's tip" sign.
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Dystocia definition. Which palsy's can it lead to?
- Difficult birth, typically caused by a large or awkwardly positioned fetus, by smallness of the maternal pelvis, or by failure of the uterus and cervix to contract and expand normally.
- Can lead to Klumpke's or Erb's palsy.
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Dermatome (simple definition)
Sensory band served by 1 dorsal root
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