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Radiographic imaging modalities for perinatal brachial plexus palsy: a systematic review.

Alisa O GirardVisakha SureshChristopher D LopezStella M SealSami H TuffahaRichard J RedettJordan N Halsey
Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2022)
This systematic review addresses the relative strengths and challenges of common radiologic imaging options. MRI is the most sensitive and specific for identifying preganglionic nerve injuries such as pseudomeningoceles and rootlet avulsion, the latter of which has the poorest prognosis in this patient population and often dictates the need for surgical intervention.
Keyphrases
  • systematic review
  • high resolution
  • randomized controlled trial
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • meta analyses
  • pregnant women
  • case report
  • computed tomography
  • contrast enhanced
  • peripheral nerve