[Thorburn's posture. A sign of lesion of the cervical cord].
In two infants hypertonia of the scapular muscles (C5-C6 level) associated with flacid palsy in other muscles of the upper limb produced an unusual posture. This one, described in adults by Thorburn, suggests a traumatic or ischaemic lesion of the cervical cord.
Renault
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Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie Clinique de l'Enfant, Hôpital Trousseau, Paris.
Duprey
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D001132:Arm; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009122:Muscle Hypertonia / Q000209:etiology; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011187:Posture; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*
La posture de Thorburn. Signe de lésion de la moelle cervicale.