[A clinico-electroneurographic study of brachial plexitis in young children].

In order to study the clinico-electroneurographical correlations in early brachial plexitis of the newborn the authors studied 118 children from the moment of birth up to 1.5-4 years. The depicted disorders were divided into 4 groups: the upper form of Duchenne-Erb--48 cases; the lower forms of Dejerine-Klumpke--27 cases; total forms--31 cases and bilateral forms--12 cases. The most favourable development could be marked in the Duchenne-Erb forms while the most severe development was seen in total forms. The authors stress that electroneurographical studies permit to evaluate objectively the severity of affection, the degree of motor function restoration, the effectiveness of treatment and the prognosis of the disease.