Erb's palsy: Definition/Description Erb's palsy or Erb–Duchenne palsy is

Erb's Palsy Definition/Description Erb's palsy or Erb–Duchenne palsy is a form of obstetric brachial plexus palsy. It occurs when there's an injury to the brachial plexus, specifically the upper brachial plexus at birth. The injury can either stretch, rupture or avulse the roots of the plexus from the spinal cord [1]. What is Erb’s Palsy? It is a condition that happens after a difficult birth, when the baby's head or arm has been pulled during delivery. The pulling may affect from one to all five nerves that supply the movement and feeling to either arm (brachial plexus). The arm can be partially or completely paralysed (unable to move or feel), depending on the amount of damage that the nerves have received or the number of nerves affected. It is caused by a lesion at Erb point where the fifth and sixth cervical nerves unite to form the upper trunk of the brachial plexus. The severity of the injury can range from minimal to intermediary to severe which can be permanent. Erb palsy, or Erb-Duchenne paralysis, is a paralysis of the arm caused by the injury to the upper group of the main nerves supplying it, specifically the upper trunk C5-C6 of the brachial plexus. It is one of the most common neurological birth injuries, and these injuries most commonly, though not exclusively, arise from the traction on the neck during difficult childbirth. According to the severity of the injury, it can either resolve on its own over some time or may require rehabilitative ...