UNILATERAL PARALYSIS OF THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE NEWBORN INFANT DUE TO PHRENIC NERVE INJURY, WITH AND WITHOUT ASSOCIATED BRACHIAL PALSY

1 January 1952

journal article
research article
Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics

Vol. 9 (1) , 69-76
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.9.1.69

Abstract

4 cases are descr. Fluoroscopic examination of the chest is urged in the diagnosis of thoracic pathology in the newborn. Stimulation of the phrenic nerve is an aid in determining the prognosis.

Keywords

DIAPHRAGM/PARALYSIS
INFANT, NEWBORN/DISEASES
NERVES, PHRENIC