NMS 1 SIM 2 (Brachial plexus- stringer lesion)

What is the Mc cause of a brachial plexus lesion?

Traction injury (motorcycle injury)

What is know as waiters tip?

Erb duchenne palsy

What is know as claw hand?

Klumpke's palsy

Lateral neck flexion away from side of involve can indicate what?

Brachial plexus stringer lesion

Weakness of..

Deltoids

Biceps

Infraspinatus

Supraspinatus

Can all be linked to what?

Brachial plexus lesion

What condition can cause a loss of elbow abduction and elbow flexion, sparing fingers?

Erb-duchenne

What condition can cause the loss of all useful muscle of the Hand no useful hand function?

Klumpke's palsy

What are the brachial plexus test?

1. Bakody

2. Bikele

3. Shoulder depressor test

4. Brachial plexus tension test

5. ULTT

What would RADICULAR pain of brachial plexus tension test indicate?

NR evolvement

What would be a positive finding for ULTT?

Reduction of pain in 1st 6 maneuvers

Decrease in pain during 7th maneuver

What can a positive ULTT test indicate?

Cervical radiculopathy

What dies the increase pain in bikeles sign mean?

Brachial plexus neuritis

Menigitis

What does RADICULAR pain of the shoulder depressor test indicate?

Spinal NR involvement

Brachial plexitis

Adhesions of dural sleeves

What does RADICULAR pain of bakody sign indicate?

Cervical nerve root compression

During bakody sign:

Elevating ______ nerve, traction of the ____ trunk of the brachial plexus is relieved.

Suprascapular

Brachial plexus

Bakody sign: _____ stretch of compressed nerves

Decrease

Wrist drop is an issue with what nerve?

Radial

Claw hand indicates an issue with what nerve?

What about ape hand?

Ulnar nerve

Median nerve

What does a positive reverse bakody's test indicate?

TOS