Effects from birth brachial plexus injury and postural control

Elizabeth Ridgway; Maria Valicenti-McDermott; Lillian Kornhaber; Dona Rani Kathirithamby; Harriet Wieder

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.073

Effects from birth brachial plexus injury and postural control

J Pediatr. 2013 May;162(5):1065-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.073. Epub 2013 Feb 7.

Authors

Elizabeth Ridgway¹, Maria Valicenti-McDermott, Lillian Kornhaber, Dona Rani Kathirithamby, Harriet Wieder

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center, RF Kennedy Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 23394776
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.073

Abstract

Of 32 children with birth brachial plexus injury, 31 had postural control deficits, including asymmetrical posture and atypical movements. Management of children with birth brachial plexus injury should address motor development of the entire body, not merely the affected extremity.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Birth Injuries / complications*
Brachial Plexus / injuries*
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / etiology*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Postural Balance*