A Newborn with a Wrist Drop and a Skin Marking

Congenital Radial Nerve Palsy in a Preterm Baby—A Case Report

“…2 Most cases have been reported in term babies or postterm babies and is usually associated with fetal macrosomia. 3,4 Fetal size is said to be an additional risk factor for peripheral nerve injury with preterm and low-birth-weight babies being at higher risk for both nerve and musculoskeletal injury unlike brachial plexus palsy which is more common with neonates with macrosomia. 5 In total, 85% of these cases were associated with prolonged labor (>18 hours).…”

Accidentes en el recién nacido/Trauma al nacimiento

“…La parálisis de Klumpke (patología del plexo braquial inferior) se presenta como debilidad en el tríceps, la muñeca y los flexores de los dedos, se asocia a síndrome de horner (Ptosis palpebral, miosis pupilar y anhidrosis) ipsilateral. 23 En 2017 el grupo de trabajo de lesión de plexo braquial obstétrica canadiense publicó una guía de práctica clínica en la cual emiten las siguientes recomendaciones:…”

Natural history of neonatal radial nerve palsy

“…A common physical examination finding that corroborates this idea is ecchymosis or a subcutaneous nodule found on the posterolateral aspect of the affected arm. Several studies have reported on the presence of ecchymoses with varying incidence up to 68%, and it remains a key physical examination finding that can give insight into the potential mechanism of injury (Alsubhi et al., 2011; Carrato et al., 2020; Lightwood, 1951; Monica et al., 2008).…”