What is Klumpke's palsy?

Klumpke's palsy, sometimes called Dejerine-Klumpke, include damage to the nerves that give small muscles of the hand. As a result, the hand has a clawing look. The nerve supply to the arm and hand comes from the so -called brachial plexus, a net made of nerve roots in the spinal cord. Injuries to Klumpke's palsy may occur in motor vehicles, falls, or during difficult work that leads to the child born with the condition. A typical scenario leading to Klumpke's palsy injury could include a decline from a height where something is grasped to stop the fall. This leads to the tear of one of the backbone nerves, known as the first thoracic nerve. The fibers of this nerve pass through the brachial plexus and eventually give the muscles to the hand.

The resulting paralysis of all small ones in the hand causes a characteristic appearance similar to the claw associated with Klumpke's palsy. Since the fibers from the first thoracic nerve also give the feeling of the skin of the inner arm, this area solidifies to the touch. Sometimes you grow upe area of ​​numbness, including the sides of the hand and the first two fingers. This shows that other nerves that make up the brachial plexus were damaged, known as the eighth uterine nerve.

During childbirth, damage to the brachial plexus may occur if the child is unusually large, or if there is a difficult presentation such as the birth of the conclusion. Sometime after the head is discovered, the shoulder delivery problem may occur. Taking on the shoulder or pressure on the arm can lead to a newborn that has Klumpke's palsy. The affected arm will usually be bent and held against the body and the child will not be able to move it.

In newborns, mild cases of Klumpke's polio often recover with massage and exercises. If there is no improvement after three months, surgery may be performed to repair the nerves. In adults, Klumpke's palsy are a rare condition. Physiotherapy can be useful, along with the reinforcement of muscles to avoid their permanentAviation. If there is no improvement, surgery can be used to graf the nerves and muscles, allowing the hand to function normally.