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Brachial plexus gunshot injury in an infant

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We present the case of an infant with a gunshot lesion in the brachial plexus. Intraoperative nerve action potential recordings suggested posterior cord neurolysis and medial and lateral cord grafting. After 3 years’ follow-up complete recovery of motor and sensory function was seen as a result of immense nerve regeneration capability and brain plasticity. According to our knowledge this is the first reported case of such a mechanism of injury in an infant.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital Pula, Zagrebačka 30, HR-52100 Pula, Croatia, e-mail: marin.stancic@pu.tel.hr Fax: +385-52-211060, , , , , , HR

    M. F. Stančić

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital Pula, Zagrebačka 30, HR-52100 Pula, Croatia, , , , , , HR

    M. Potočnjak

  3. Medical School, University of Rijeka, Brace Branchetta 20, HR-51000 Rijeka, Croatia, , , , , , HR

    V. Mičović

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Received: 10 May 1999

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Stančić, M., Potočnjak, M. & Mičović, V. Brachial plexus gunshot injury in an infant. Child's Nerv Syst 16, 120–121 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050026

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