Acquired immobility of the right arm

The occurrence of an asymmetrical motor dysfunction is an event that frequently results in referral to the pediatric neurologist. The differential diagnosis is not extensive but is somewhat larger than superficial evaluation might indicate. This 4-year-old boy developed intermittent painful motor dy...

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Published in:Seminars in pediatric neurology 1996-09, Vol.3 (3), p.173-176
Main Author: Bell, William E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arm - pathology
Brachial Plexus - pathology
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Immobilization
Male
Muscular Diseases - pathology
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Summary:The occurrence of an asymmetrical motor dysfunction is an event that frequently results in referral to the pediatric neurologist. The differential diagnosis is not extensive but is somewhat larger than superficial evaluation might indicate. This 4-year-old boy developed intermittent painful motor dysfunction of the right arm over a 1-year period of time resulting from an unusual cause of unilateral motor dysfunction.
ISSN:1071-9091
1558-0776
DOI:10.1016/S1071-9091(96)80004-0