title: Brachial plexus injury following liver transplantation.
abstract: We examined 7 adults with brachial plexus injury following liver transplantation; they were among 120 transplants performed over a 10-month period (incidence, 5.8%). The lesion was right-sided in 5 patients, left-sided in 1, and bilateral in 1. The affected side correlated with the axillary veno-venous shunt in 3 lesions only. All noted weakness and sensory loss shortly after recovery from general anesthesia. The EMG examination indicated axonal lesions, and recovery was protracted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Presbyterian University Hospital, PA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Katirji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications