Re: brachial plexus injury???

Posted By angie on August 18, 1998 at 09:10:06:

In Reply to: Re: brachial plexus injury??? posted by CCF MD GS on August 17, 1998 at 17:11:15:






I am a 31 year old mother that has been seeing doctors for over 3 years
about why I am losing my right arm. It has always been smaller . As a child
my father had my arms x-rayed thinking that something was wrong. He was told
I was just skinny. All my right fingers are noticably smaller than the left.
In the last 5 years, it has gotten worse: I am in almost constant pain .And
I am still losing more muscles. I have been told many things: such as I am
losing baby fat, to what are you complaining about/ you can still use it?!!
My childern are not babies any more; thank God because  I would not be able
to pick them up and nurse them with my arm the way it is now.I have been told
erbs and klumkpes palsy, not so because I still have full range of motion.
I am not sure about brachial plexus either . But I just heard the term brachial
neuritis, and I am wondering if you could tell me some more about this.I
am waiting to hear from another neurologist in halifax ,N.S. I am hoping
that he will say something a bit more believable. If you know of someone in
Canada who could help me to find out what is wrong ,I would like their name.
     thank you .........



    


: Thanks for the question. If you have been having trouble since childhood then it makes one wonder about a central process (ie something in the brain) that was a static lesion that over time is maifesting as more of a problem. Have you ever had an MRI scan of the brain. Brachial neuritis is usually an acute process that begins with pain around the shoulder blade. Over time the pain goes away and the patient is left with weakness which also over time gets better. An EMG by a qualifed doctor is the best test to determine brachial plexus lesions. Hope this helps Good luck
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