- Klumpke paralysis
- Klump·ke paralysis (kloompґkə) [Augusta Dejerine-Klumpke, French neurologist, 1859–1927] see under paralysis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Klumpke paralysis
Look at other dictionaries:
Klumpke paralysis — Klumpke s paralysis Classification and external resources Brachial plexus. Klumpke paralysis primarily affects C8 and T1. ICD 10 P … Wikipedia
Klumpke paralysis — Klumpke Dejerine paralysis lower brachial plexus paralysis caused by birth injury, particularly during breech deliveries; called also Dejerine Klumpke or Klumpke Dejerine syndrome … Medical dictionary
Dejerine-Klumpke paralysis syndrome — De·je·rine Klump·ke paralysis, syndrome (dĕ zhĕ rēnґ kloompґkə) [Augusta Dejerine Klumpke, French neurologist, 1859–1927] Klumpke paralysis … Medical dictionary
Dejerine-Klumpke paralysis — Klumpke p … Medical dictionary
Klumpke-Dejerine syndrome — Klumpke paralysis … Medical dictionary
Klumpke-Dejerine paralysis (syndrome) — Klump·ke Dej·er·ine paralysis (syndrome) (kloompґkə dĕ zhĕ rēnґ) [A. Dejerine Klumpke; Joseph Jules Dejerine, French neurologist, 1849–1917] Klumpke paralysis … Medical dictionary
Dejerine-Klumpke syndrome — Klumpke paralysis … Medical dictionary
Klumpke's paralysis — Klump·ke s paralysis klümp kēz n atrophic paralysis of the forearm and the hand due to injury to the eighth cervical and first thoracic nerves Dé·jé·rine Klump·ke dā zhā rēn klüm kē Augusta (1859 1927) French neurologist. Déjérine Klumpke was a… … Medical dictionary
Paralysis — Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial paralysis, also known as palsy; paralysis of all muscles is total paralysis, as may occur in cases of botulism. * * * 1. Loss of power of… … Medical dictionary
Klumpke's paralysis — a partial paralysis of the arm caused by injury to a baby s brachial plexus during birth. This may result from an obstetric manoeuvre in which the arm is raised at the shoulder to an extreme degree, which damages the lower cervical (neck) and… … The new mediacal dictionary
