The different causes of brachial plexus injuries

Authors

  • Syed Asif Hasan Department of Orthopaedics, Jeddah National Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdulrahman Saad Aljammaz College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
  • Mosleh Motesh AlGhamdi Department of Orthopaedics, Dhurma General Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Mohamed Jasim ALQattan Department of Emergency Medicine, King Hamad University Hospital, Muharraq, Bahrain
  • Abdulrahman Hussain Alsalman Department of Orthopaedics, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Wafaa Sulaiman Alhifzi College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
  • Hassan Ahmed Aljudia College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
  • Mazen Jarallah Alqahtani Department of Orthopaedics, King Khalid Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullrahman Mohammed Ali College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
  • Ahad Mohammed Almutairi College of Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine, Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
  • Abrar Hasan Bukhamseen College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213052

Keywords:

Microsurgery, Etiology, Injury, Brachial plexus, Neurosurgery

Abstract

Many etiologies have been reported to account for injuries to the brachial plexus, peripheral nerves and trauma. Additionally, many diseases have also been reported to cause the injury with many different pathophysiologies. For instance, some diseases have been classified as the primary diseases of the peripheral nerves including hereditary neuropathy. In the same context, brachial plexus damage or injury might also result secondary to a systemic disease, leading to a significant peripheral nerve injury as in cases with most metabolic neuropathies, which may result secondary to renal insufficiency, diabetes, amyloidosis and many other diseases. Furthermore, toxic and iatrogenic causes were also reported as potential causes for brachial plexus injuries. However, traumatic events are the most commonly reported, owing to motorcycle accidents, being the most common etiology. Although evidence is now abundant regarding the etiology, further studies are needed to furtherly validate the evidence and for more specification of the etiology and the underlying mechanisms.

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2021-07-27

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Hasan, S. A., Aljammaz, A. S., AlGhamdi, M. M., ALQattan, M. J., Alsalman, A. H., Alhifzi, W. S., Aljudia, H. A., Alqahtani, M. J., Ali, A. M., Almutairi, A. M., & Bukhamseen, A. H. (2021). The different causes of brachial plexus injuries. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(8), 4119–4122. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213052

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Vol. 8 No. 8 (2021): August 2021

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