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Bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis: a case report

Canan Çelik, Fazıl Kulaklı, Asiye Mukaddes Erol, Şeniz Akçay Yalbuzdağ, Kadir Hacıoğlu
  • Canan Çelik (Author) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Giresun University School of Medicine, Giresun
  • Fazıl Kulaklı (Author) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Giresun University School of Medicine, Giresun
  • Asiye Mukaddes Erol (Author) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital, Bursa
  • Şeniz Akçay Yalbuzdağ (Author) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir
  • Kadir Hacıoğlu (Author) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital, Edirne
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.376344
Abstract
We aim to report a case with bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis rarely seen after cesarean section. A 28-month-old girl was admitted to our outpatient clinic with weakness in both upper extremities. Shoulders were adducted and internally rotated, elbows were extended with flexion fingers. The 37-year-old mother, fetal breech presentation, premature birth and probably traction forces applied at birth were considered among the risk factors. With this case, it is emphasized that obstetric brachial plexus paralysis occurs rarely bilateral and after cesarean section. 
Keywords
Brachial plexus palsy, infant, cesarean, obstetrics
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Çelik C, Kulaklı F, Erol AM, Akçay Yalbuzdağ Şeniz, Hacıoğlu K. Bilateral obstetric brachial plexus paralysis: a case report. Eur Res J. 2018;4(4):452-454. doi:10.18621/eurj.376344
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  • Article Type Case Report
  • Submitted February 21, 2026
  • Published October 3, 2018
  • Issue Vol. 4 No. 4 (2018)
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