Associated spinal level | C5 | C6 | C7 | C8 | T1 |
Common pattern of injury | Erb palsy | ||||
Erb palsy plus | |||||
Klumpke palsy | |||||
Total brachial plexus palsy | |||||
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* Ipsilateral diaphragmatic paralysis from phrenic nerve dysfunction may cause weak cry, poor feeding, asymmetric chest expansion, respiratory distress, vomiting.
¶ Horner syndrome may occur in the setting of brachial plexus injuries due to disruption of the sympathetic nerve pathway as it courses over the lung apex and adjacent to the C8 to T2 spinal nerve roots.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?