Klumke's Palsy
April 05, 2006Babies born with Klumke's Palsy, a brachial plexus condition of the network of brachial nerves that control the hands and fingers, will usually have been injured at the hands of the hospital or clinic staff during delivery. As Klumke's palsy is a lifelong condition, claims made against the medical institution that performed the delivery are generally successful and substantial.
The cause of Klumke's palsy is usually clean cut, as the most common way the brachial plexus can be damaged is by the stretching of the nerves in question through the misuse of forceps when giving birth naturally to an, often, large baby.