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Sympathetic disorders in obstetrical paralysis of the newborn.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1031414     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In addition to the classical description of involvement of the cervical sympathetic in low root lesions (Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome), other sympathetic syndromes have been described accompanying the motor and sensory changes in obstetrical paralysis of the upper limb. Loss of sweat secretion can be deomonstrated by electrical skin resistance tests, and the authors describe their apparatus and method of investigating this in the newborn. Although sweat secretion is often scanty in the newborn, it can be enhanced with appropriate techniques, particularly in the areas richer in sweat glands. This method of investigating sympathetic nerve function has been used to clarify the location of the neurological damage and therefore it is of some value for the prognosis in obstetrical paralysis of the newborn.
Authors:
L Caldana; M Ortolani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Italian journal of orthopaedics and traumatology     Volume:  2     ISSN:  0390-5489     ISO Abbreviation:  Ital J Orthop Traumatol     Publication Date:  1976 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1978-01-27     Completed Date:  1978-01-27     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7511480     Medline TA:  Ital J Orthop Traumatol     Country:  ITALY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  375-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arm / innervation*
Female
Galvanic Skin Response
Horner Syndrome / diagnosis
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Paralysis, Obstetric / diagnosis*
Sweat Glands / secretion
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology*

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