TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis: a case report
AU  - Çelik, Canan
AU  - Kulaklı, Fazıl
AU  - Erol, Asiye Mukaddes
AU  - Akçay Yalbuzdağ, Şeniz
AU  - Hacıoğlu, Kadir
PY  - 2018
DA  - October
Y2  - 2018
DO  - 10.18621/eurj.376344
JF  - The European Research Journal
JO  - Eur Res J
PB  - Prusa Medical Publishing
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-3189
SP  - 452
EP  - 454
VL  - 4
IS  - 4
LA  - en
AB  - We aim to report acase with bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis rarely seen aftercesarean section. A 28-month-old girl was admitted to our outpatient clinicwith weakness in both upper extremities. Shoulders were adducted andinternally rotated, elbows were extended with flexion fingers. The 37-year-old mother, fetal breech presentation, premature birth andprobably traction forces applied at birth were considered among the riskfactors. With this case,it is emphasized that obstetric brachial plexus paralysis occurs rarelybilateral and after cesarean section.
KW  - Brachial plexus palsy
KW  - infant
KW  - cesarean
KW  - obstetrics
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.376344
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/425051
ER  -