Brachial Plexopathy
February 15th, 2021
Overview
Signs of Brachial Plexopathy
- Lower motor neurone weakness affecting multiple myotomes / peripheral nerve distributions
- Sensory loss affecting multiple dermatomes / peripheral nerve distributions
- Horner's syndrome - miosis, partial ptosis, anhydrosis
Causes of Brachial Plexopathy
- Trauma - shoulder dystocia, motor vehicle accident, blunt trauma, penetrating injury
- Malignancy - apical lung tumour, metastasis
- Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome
- Brachial neuritis
- Radiation
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