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Brachial plexus injuries can sometimes occur in live births.
Depending on the type of injury occurring with stretch
damage to the brachial plexus will determine where the
injury takes place. Various lesions occur once the nerve
rootlets coalesce, forming mixed nerve root. When there
is a complete rupture present, the brachial plexus injury
is referred to as neurotmesis.
Neurotmesis is a permanent nerve injury. When neurotmesis
is believed to have been the result of negligence, a birth
injury lawyer should be contacted. Not every case of neurotmesis
will become a birth injury claim, however an attorney can
notify you of your legal rights and options.
The changes that neurotmesis can leave within a person
can be significant. Permanent loss of sensation, affecting
appearance, taste, speaking, expressions, as well as other
effects can lead to both emotional and psychological effects
as well. The absence of recovery plans can make the prognosis
of neurotmesis especially difficult for parents learning
of the birth injury.
More than one nerve in the brachial plexus can be affected
by neurotmesis and the injury can be consistent among the
nerves or vary. It is often difficult to determine what
type of injury has been suffered since many of the neurotmesis
symptoms are the same. Since neurotmesis is the most severe
grade of peripheral nerve injury, recovery through axonal
regeneration cannot occur as it can in lesser grade nerve
injuries.
There are so many variations of nerve injury that the
creation of the three types was made, including axonotmesis,
neuropraxia, and neurotmesis. In some instances, the extent
of the nerve damage may not be fully apparent but the complete
loss of motor, sensory, and autonomic function that is
associated to neurotmesis will allow for difficulties in
the infant's development. When nerve loss has been completely
divided, a neuroma will form in the proximal stump because
of axonal regeneration.
Within neurotmesis classification, further classification
is needed to better diagnosis and group the extent of the
injury. The Sunderland System was developed to describe
five degrees of neurotmesis. For more information on neurotmesis,
please contact
us. Our legal team of experts will help determine
if a possible claim is present.
Additional Information on Neurotmesis:
Burner
Syndrome -
brachial plexus injury: Recognition and Rehabilitation
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