REVIEW The pain that commonly occurs after brachial plexus avulsion poses an additional burden on the quality of life of patients already impaired by motor, sensory and autonomic deficits. Evidence-based treatments for the pain associated with brachial plexus avulsion are scarce, thus frequently leaving the condition refractory to treatment with the standard methods used to manage neuropathic p...

PURPOSE Postoperative brachial plexus lesion has been reported only rarely after catheterization of the right internal jugular vein (RIJV), and then is usually considered to be the result of puncture hematoma. CLINICAL FEATURES We here present the case of plexus brachialis injury after catheterization of the RIJV with ultrasonography showing direct compression of the plexus brachialis by a ce...

Brachial plexus palsy in the neonate is classified according to the anatomic location and type of injury. Upper plexus lesions are observed most frequently. The overall rate of perinatal brachial plexus palsy (PBPP) has remained stable for the last 3 decades, although risk factors for the injury are well described. The true rate of full recovery after PBPP remains controversial. Knowledge of an...