title: Transient neonatal radial nerve palsy. A case series and review of the literature.
abstract: Transient neonatal radial nerve palsy manifests at birth by wrist drop and intact elbow and shoulder function. Spontaneous resolution is universal. We present a case series, including two bilateral cases, and a review of the cases found in the English literature, hypothesizing how this condition is probably misdiagnosed as brachial plexus injury.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. Electronic address: belen_carsi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M Belen
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Carsi
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Upper Maudlin St, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6HW, UK.
authors.forename: Nicholas P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D020127:Recovery of Function
keywords: Brachial plexus injury; Neonate; Nerve palsy; Radial nerve palsy