MR imaging of birth brachial palsy in a two-month-old infant.
A female baby at two months old was diagnosed as having birth branchial palsy and was studied by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which is a non-invasive and safe method for assessing any brachial plexus injury in the infant. A traumatic meningocele involving a root avulsion injury was clearly demonstrated by the MRI findings.
Urabe
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F
Department of Pediatrics, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Matsuishi
T
T
Kojima
K
K
Abe
T
T
Utsunomiya
H
H
Okudera
T
T
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology