Axillary nerve palsy

Axillary nerve palsy
SpecialtyEmergency medicine 

Axillary nerve palsy is a neurological condition in which the axillary (also called circumflex) nerve has been damaged by shoulder dislocation. It can cause weak deltoid and sensory loss below the shoulder.[1] Since this is a problem with just one nerve, it is a type of Peripheral neuropathy called mononeuropathy.[2] Of all brachial plexus injuries, axillary nerve palsy represents only .3% to 6% of them.[3]

  1. ^ Wilkinson, Iain; Lennox, Graham (2005). Essential Neurology (4th ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4051-1867-5.
  2. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Axillary nerve dysfunction
  3. ^ Tyagi, A.; Drake, J.; Midha, R.; Kestle, J. (2000). "Axillary Nerve Injuries in Children". Pediatric Neurosurgery. 32 (5): 226–9. doi:10.1159/000028942. PMID 10965267. S2CID 6441642.
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