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  2. Nerve point of neck - Wikipedia

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    Injury to Erb's point is commonly sustained at birth or from a fall onto the shoulder.The nerve roots normally involved are C5 and partly C6. Symptoms include paralysis of the biceps, brachialis, and coracobrachialis (through the musculocutaneous nerve); the brachioradialis (through the radial nerve); and the deltoid (through the axillary nerve).

  3. Erb's palsy - Wikipedia

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    Erb's palsy is a paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves. These form part of the brachial plexus , comprising the ventral rami of spinal nerves C5–C8 and thoracic nerve T1.

  4. Palsy - Wikipedia

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    Erb's palsy, also known as brachial palsy, involving paralysis of an arm; Spinal muscular atrophy, also known as wasting palsy; Progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative disease; Squatter's palsy, a common name for bilateral peroneal nerve palsy that may be triggered by sustained squatting [3] [4] [5] Third nerve palsy, involving cranial ...

  5. Erb's palsy: Sammy Kumar defying disability to play for England

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  6. Primitive reflexes - Wikipedia

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    Bilateral absence of the reflex may be linked to damage to the infant's central nervous system, while a unilateral absence could mean an injury due to birth trauma (e.g., a fractured clavicle or injury to the brachial plexus). Erb's palsy or some other form of paralysis is also sometimes present in such cases. [12]

  7. Erb - Wikipedia

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    Erb's palsy, a paralysis of the arm due to nerve damage; Erb's point (disambiguation), which can refer to: The nerve point of neck; A point between the third and fourth rib, in front of the heart (see Surface anatomy#Surface anatomy of the thorax) Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, also called Erb's muscular dystrophy, or simply Erb's

  8. Crutch paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Crutch paralysis is a form of paralysis which can occur when either the radial nerve or part of the brachial plexus, containing various nerves that innervate sense and motor function to the arm and hand, is under constant pressure, such as by the use of a crutch. [1] This can lead to paralysis of the muscles innervated by the compressed nerve. [2]

  9. Facial nerve paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Bell's palsy is the most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis. [3] [4] There is no known cause of Bell's palsy, [5] [6] although it has been associated with herpes simplex infection. Bell's palsy may develop over several days, and may last several months, in the majority of cases recovering spontaneously.