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Plexo braquial

Información general

Definición:

Es un grupo de nervios raquídeos que se extienden desde la parte inferior del cuello y la parte superior del hombro. Estos nervios permiten que el brazo, el antebrazo y la mano se muevan y tengan sensibilidad.

Información:

El daño a los nervios del plexo braquial puede ocasionar problemas musculares y de sensibilidad. Los síntomas pueden abarcar pérdida de la sensibilidad o sensaciones en el brazo o la mano, problemas para mover el brazo o falta de control muscular en el brazo, la mano o la muñeca.

Referencias:

Goetz, CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology . 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2003: 242.

Rakel RE. Textbook of Family Practice . 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2002:546.

Plexo braquial

Fecha de revisión: 3/5/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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