Brachial palsy is weakness or paralysis of the arm due to brachial plexus injury. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves near your neck that connect your spinal cord to your arms. These nerves help your shoulder, arm, hand, and fingers move. If the brachial plexus gets injured, it causes weakness and loss of motion in your arm.
What Is Brachial Plexus Palsy?
The brachial plexus is a complex network of nerves near your neck. It extends from the neck under your collar bone into your arms. It gives rise to all the nerves from your shoulders to your fingers. These nerves connect the spinal cord to your arms. They control the movement of muscles in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, and fingers. They are also responsible for feeling or sensation in your arms.
You can get brachial plexus electromyography to measure the electrical activity of muscles. They may also use imaging tests like an x-ray, ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI.
Apart from these tests, doctors may do a Numbness in the arm
If you have any brachial plexus palsy symptoms, contact your doctor for diagnosis and treatment as soon as you can. Early treatment can help prevent complications and aid in quick recovery.