[15] The posterior rami provide spine muscle and trunk skin sensation. The most complex nerve plexus is the brachial plexus, consisting of cervical nerves 5 through 8 (C5 to C8) and thoracic nerve ...

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Carefully review the labor and delivery history for any of the following: maternal diabetes; fetal macrosomia; abnormal labor patterns; malpresentation, nonreassuring fetal heart pattern; mode of ...

CT angiography of the left upper extremity, carried out because of the clinical findings, revealed traumatic dissection of the brachial artery in the fracture zone. The patient was immediately ...

The juxtaposition of these life experiences—her discovery of her love of neurology and her pain of losing a friend to ...

Ankle-brachial index (ABI) to assess blood pressure ratios between the ankle and upper arm (brachial artery). Ratios below 0.9 suggest significant arterial narrowing, affecting blood supply to the ...

Hacker is the first driver in NASCAR to suffer from a Brachial Plexus injury. While sometimes caused by accidents, his happened at birth. BPI causes nerve damage and in Hacker’s case left him ...

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Renowned for their expertise, Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., expands focus to birth injury victims in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

A patient with critical limb ischemia undergoes multiple limb salvage procedures, complicated by logistical concerns from ...

Nerve damage was classified using the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI), while blood vessel damage was classified using the ankle-brachial index (ABI). Regarding the BCG comparison ...

Various venipuncture sites have been described, including the jugular vein, brachial vein, femoral vein, subcarapacial plexus, dorsal and ventral coccygeal veins and occipital sinus 1,2.