Local Law Firms Home > Medical Malpractice Overview > Cerebral / Erb's Palsy > Brachial Plexus Injury > Neuroma The brachial plexus, a system of nerves that are connected to the spinal cord is a network that sends messages from the spinal cord to the limbs, and is responsible for the function of theses limbs. A result of injury to the brachial plexus are growths called lesions, and are formed to help repair damage by injury or trauma to the nerves included in the brachial plexus. Brachial plexus injuries are various; however, all share the characteristic of impairing or ceasing the function of certain affected limbs altogether. The lesions, either obstetric or traumatic, are growths that are formed to repair the damaged tissue within the brachial plexus, and keep the signals from the spinal cord from being transmitted properly.
One type of brachial plexus injury, called a neuroma injury, develops a thick layer of scar tissue around itself, and puts pressure on the injured nerve, preventing the signals sent back and forth from nerve endings from reaching each other. This can result in paralysis or decreased muscle function, including incomplete sensory and motor function within the arm. Brachial plexus injuries, such as neuromas, can be caused by difficult child labor, making any birth in question a severe threat to produce a child with a type of brachial plexus nerve injury. In cases where high-risk pregnancies go ignored or unattended to, and the child is born with a type of brachial plexus injury such as a neuroma, a medical malpractice claim can be made as the cause of the abnormality. Did you know? |