Erb pal·sy
(erb), a type of obstetric palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder girdle (for example, deltoid, biceps, brachialis, and brachioradialis, and sometimes the infraspinati nad serratus anterior muscles) caused by a lesion of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus or of the roots of the fifth and sixth cervical roots.
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Duchenne,
Guillaume B.A., French neurologist, 1806-1875. Duchenne attitude - paralysis of trapezius resulting in shoulder lowering on external rotation.
Duchenne dystrophy - the most common childhood muscular dystrophy, with onset usually before age 6. Synonym(s):
childhood muscular dystrophy;
Duchenne disease (1);
Duchenne-Griesinger disease;
pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy Duchenne-Erb paralysis - Synonym(s):
Erb palsy Duchenne-Erb syndrome - Synonym(s):
Erb palsy Duchenne paralysis - brachial birth palsy in which there is paralysis of upper arm and shoulder girdle muscles due to lesion of upper trunk of brachial plexus or roots of fifth and sixth cervical roots.
Duchenne sign - falling in of the epigastrium during inspiration in paralysis of the diaphragm.
Duchenne syndrome - subacute or chronic anterior spinal paralysis combined with multiple neuritis.
Erb-Duchenne paralysis - Synonym(s):
Erb palsy
Erb,
Wilhelm Heinrich, German neurologist, 1840-1921. Duchenne-Erb paralysis - Synonym(s):
Erb palsy Duchenne-Erb syndrome - Synonym(s):
Erb palsy Erb atrophy - a form of progressive muscular atrophy in which the disease begins in the muscle and not in the spinal centers. Synonym(s): progressive muscular dystrophy
Erb disease - progressive weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the tongue, lips, palate, pharynx, and larynx, most often caused by motor neuron disease. Synonym(s): progressive bulbar paralysis
Erb formula - the portion of the brachial plexus that can be stimulated through intact skin.
Erb spinal paralysis - chronic myelitis of syphilitic origin.
Erb-Charcot disease - a type of cerebral palsy. Synonym(s): spastic diplegia; spastic paraplegia
Erb-Duchenne paralysis - Synonym(s):
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