Neonatal brachial plexus palsy: a permanent challenge

Neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) has an incidence of 1.5 cases per 1000 live births and it has not declined despite recent advances in obstetrics. Most patients will recover spontaneously, but some will remain severely handicapped. Rehabilitation is important in most cases and brachial plexus s...

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Main Authors: Carlos Otto Heise, Roberto Martins, Mário Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2015-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2015000900803&lng=en&tlng=en