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The brachial plexus is a system of nerves which travel from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand, and conduct important signals to them. These signals relate to movement and sense of touch.
A brachial plexus injury can mean that a victim suffers from a limp or paralyzed arm, has a reduced ability to control their arm, hand or wrist muscles, and also has a lack of feeling in those limbs.
In some people, an injury of this sort will have been caused at birth, in which case their parents could make a medical negligence claim, however, it may also be caused by shoulder trauma, tumors, or inflammation in adult life.
In these cases, personal injury compensation could only potentially be claimed from a hospital if staff failed to notice the health problem which led to the brachial plexus injury.
For both infants and adults, brachial plexus injuries may heal over time. However, the recovery of individuals who have sustained an avulsion and rupture injury relies heavily on how quickly medical staff diagnose and attempt to mend the damage.
Whether or not a patient needs surgery before they are able to regain full use of their arm and hand, casualties may find that they are helped to recover by physiotherapy sessions.
Claiming for brachial plexus injury in infants and adults
If you or your newborn infant has sustained an injury to the nerves in your arm, wrist and hand, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim for pain, suffering and any resulting loss of earnings.
For legal advice or aid in making a brachial plexus injury claim, contact YouClaim on 0800 10 757 95, take a moment to fill in one of our short online claim forms, talk about your case over the internet using live help, or request a call back at a time or date more suitable for you.
