Klumpke paralysis


Klump·ke pal·sy

(klūmp'kĕ), an obstetric palsy with paralysis of the muscles of the distal forearm and hand (all ulnar innervated muscles, plus the more distal radial and median-innervated muscles), caused by a lesion of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus, or of the C8 and T1 cervical roots. Synonym(s): Dejerine-Klumpke palsy, Dejerine-Klumpke syndrome, Klumpke paralysis

Klump·ke pal·sy

, Klumpke paralysis (klump'kĕ pawl'zē, păr-al'i-sis) A type of brachial birth palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the distal forearm and hand (all ulnar innervated muscles, plus more distal radial and median-innervated muscles), due to a lesion of the lower trunk of the brachial plexus, or of the C8 and T1 cervical roots.
Synonym(s): Klumpke-Dejerine palsy.

Klumpke paralysis

(kloomp′kē) [Augusta Déjérine-Klumpke, Fr. neurologist, 1859–1927] Atrophic paralysis of the forearm.

Dejerine-Klumpke,

Augusta, French neurologist, 1859-1927. Dejerine-Klumpke palsy - Synonym(s): Klumpke palsyDejerine-Klumpke syndrome - Synonym(s): Klumpke palsyKlumpke palsy - a type of brachial birth palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the distal forearm and hand. Synonym(s): Dejerine-Klumpke palsy; Dejerine-Klumpke syndrome; Klumpke paralysisKlumpke paralysis - Synonym(s): Klumpke palsy