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Brachial Plexus Assessment and Common Injuries, The nerves pass under the clavicle and end in the axilla [ 1 ] . Brachial plexus ...
Radial Nerve Lesion (C5-C8), From examination of power and sensation, it is possible to determine the site of the lesion: Compression of the brachial plexus gi...
Musculocutaneous Nerve Lesion (C5-C6), As its name suggests, it has both motor and sensory fibres. The brachial plexus originates from anterior rami of C5, C6, C7, C8 and T1...
Femoral Nerve Lesion, Lumbar plexopathies (peripheral neuropathy in the area of the lumbar plexus). Lumbosacral disc syndromes. Investigations [ 12 ] Imaging A CT sca...
Dieulafoy Lesion, What is a Dieulafoy lesion? The lesion in Dieulafoy's disease consists of a submucosal ectatic artery in the gastrointestinal tract. , Dieulafoy...
Temporal Lobe Lesions (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), What causes temporal lobe lesions? There are many possible causes of temporal lobe lesions. The most common cause...
Cranial Nerve Lesions, Cranial nerve lesion outside the brainstem (eg, compression)? Cranial nerve lesion within the brainstem (eg, multiple sclerosis (MS))? , Cran...
Pigmented Skin Lesions, Excessive UV exposure, including tanning beds. 7-point checklist Use the 7-point weighted checklist for assessment of pigmented skin lesions [ 3 ] : ...
Space-occupying Lesions of the Brain, What is a space-occupying lesion of the brain? A space-occupying lesion of the brain is usually due to malignancy but it can be ca...
[ 1 ] Pancoast's syndrome is usually caused by a malignant neoplasm of the superior sulcus of the lung which produces destructive lesions of thoracic inlet along with involvement of ...
Exclude a malignant lesion in the chest. MRI scan of the cervical spine and supraclavicular or brachial plexus area is useful to find other causes.
Synonyms: obstetric brachial plexus injury, neonatal brachial plexus injury What is Erb's palsy? Erb's palsy is caused by damage to the brachial ple...
Temporal Lobe Lesions (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Temporal lobe lesion causes The most common cause of temporal lobe lesions is a CVE. Space-occupying lesion...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Median Nerve Lesions, Other median nerve lesions The main risk factor is occupational - eg, dentists and shipyard workers using high-powered vibrating t...
It runs from the base of the neck to the armpit. Your brachial plexus (a group of nerves that pass from the neck to the arm) and your subclavian artery and vein pass through the thor...
Diplopia and III, IV and VI Cranial Nerve Lesions, These include vascular conditions such as strokes or aneurysms, space-occupying lesions in the orbit or skull (neoplastic or vasc...
There is no treatment and they should resolve but sometimes there is calcification. Brachial plexus injury [ 15 ] This occurs in about 2 per 1,000 births. [ 16 ] The majo...
Thoracic outlet syndrome Caused by compression of nerves of the brachial plexus - eg, presence of a fibrous band or cervical rib. See the separate article on Cervical Ribs and...
The ulnar nerve arises from the medial brachial plexus and innervates the muscles of the forearm and parts of the hand [ 1 ] . It also carries sensory neurons supplying the skin of t...
The course of the ulnar nerve is as follows [ 1 ] : The ulnar nerve originates from the medial cord of the brachial plexus and runs inferior to the posteromedial aspects of the...