Definition of Erb-Duchenne paralysis

1. Noun. Paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth).

Exact synonyms: Erb's Palsy
Generic synonyms: Palsy, Paralysis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erb-Duchenne Paralysis

Eramosa
Eranko's fluorescence stain
Eranthis
Eranthis hyemalis
Erasmian
Erasmians
Erasmus
Erastian
Erastianism
Erastians
Erastus
Eratosthenes
Erb's palsy
Erb-Charcot disease
Erb-Duchenne paralysis (current term)
Erb-Westphal sign
ErbB-2
Erb atrophy
Erb disease
Erb palsy
Erb paralysis
Erb sign
Erb spinal paralysis
Ercilla
Erdheim
Erdheim-Chester disease
Erdheim disease
Erdheim tumour
Erdmann

Literary usage of Erb-Duchenne paralysis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of Children by Abraham Jacobi (1910)
"Erb-Duchenne paralysis has been observed after spontaneous head and breech presentations as well as after those of operative termination. ..."

2. Diseases of the Nervous System by Archibald Church, Julius Lincoln Salinger (1910)
"This acute poliomyelitis of children may closely resemble the Erb-Duchenne paralysis, the same muscles are paralyzed, in the same combination, ..."

3. Injuries of Nerves and Their Treatment by James Sherren (1908)
"Our present knowledge of the subject dates from 1872, when Duchenne described four infants who at birth presented what we now call Erb-Duchenne paralysis, ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1922)
"... to the various roots in order from above downward; it is the most common of the Erb-Duchenne paralysis, usually spoken of as obstetrical birth palsy. ..."

5. Electrical Treatment by Wilfred Harris (1919)
"... or of wrenching of the arm, or of fracture of the neck of the humérus. One of the commonest is that known as Erb's or Erb-Duchenne paralysis. ..."

6. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1922)
"... the most common of the Erb-Duchenne paralysis, usually spoken of as obstetric birth palsy. The degree of tension determines the extent of injury (Fig. ..."

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