An Isolated Musculocutaneous Nerve Palsy.
- Author:
Dong Hoon KIM
1
;
Seong Il LIM
;
Eung Young KIL
;
Hyae Jung SU
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Isolated musculocutaneous nerve palsy
- MeSH:
Arm;
Humans;
Motorcycles;
Muscles;
Musculocutaneous Nerve*;
Paralysis*;
Prognosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2000;24(4):799-802
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The musculocutaneous nerve has a short course and is deeply placed before piercing the coracobrachialis muscle at the point where it is relatively fixed by branches along its course between biceps brachii and brachialis muscles. Therefore, an isolated palsy of the musculocutaneous nerve is extremely rare and usually caused by stab, cut or bullet injuries. An isolated musculocutaneous nerve palsy, sparing the coracobrachialis muscle, can occur after heavy exercise of the arm musculature and has a good prognosis. We report a patient with an isolated musculocutaneous nerve palsy caused by motorcycle accident.
