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Duchenne-Erb Paralysis

Aka: Duchenne-Erb Paralysis, Duchenne-Erb Palsy, Erb-Duchenne Paralysis, Erb-Duchenne Palsy, Erb-Duchenne Brachial Plexopathy

Epidemiology
1. Most common type associated with Brachial Birth Trauma
Pathophysiology
1. Upper Roots (C5 to C6) Injury
Signs: Waiter's Tip
1. Arm adducted and internally rotated
2. Forearm pronated
3. Wrist flexed
4. Finger function and grasp reflex are normal
5. Moro Reflex and Biceps Reflex absent on affected side
6. Waiter's Tip position if C7 involvement
Prognosis
1. Fair to good recovery of arm function: 50-80%
References
1. Goetz (1999) Neurology, Saunders, p. 259
2. Bower (2001) Clin Fam Pract 3(2):401-27

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