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birth palsy

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birth palsy
n.
Paralysis due to cerebral hemorrhage occurring at birth or to anoxic injury to the fetal brain. Also called obstetrical paralysis.

birth palsy
Etymology: ME, burth + Gk, paralyein, to be palsied
a loss of motor or sensory nerve function in some body part caused by a nerve injury during the birth process. Also called birth paralysis.

palsy [pawl´ze]
Bell's palsy see bell's palsy.
birth palsy birth paralysis.
cerebral palsy see cerebral palsy.
crossed leg palsy palsy of the fibular nerve, caused by sitting with one leg crossed over the other.
Erb's palsy (Erb-Duchenne palsy) Erb-Duchenne paralysis.
facial palsy Bell's palsy.
shaking palsy Parkinson's disease.


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Remaining chapters explore clinical considerations, including in utero causation of brachial plexus injury; predisposing factors; recognition, classification, and management of shoulder dystocia; brachial plexus injury at cesarean section; delivery of the nondiabetic macrosomic infant; the midwifery view; the etiology of brachial plexus birth palsy as based on radiographic, intraoperative, and histological findings; and recent reliable research.
has developed a novel arthroscopic technique to treat a debilitating condition called brachial plexus birth palsy that limits the function of children.
 
 
 
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