What is brachial plexus injury?

The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord. Injuries or damage to the brachial plexus can occur as a result of shoulder trauma, tumors, or inflammation.

How do members experience brachial plexus injury?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with brachial plexus injury*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for brachial plexus injury*

Who has brachial plexus injury on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 10
40s 20
50s 14
60s 19
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 26
Female 44

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What is brachial plexus injury?

The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spinal cord. Injuries or damage to the brachial plexus can occur as a result of shoulder trauma, tumors, or inflammation.



Common symptoms reported by people with brachial plexus injury

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for brachial plexus injury

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Compare treatments taken by people with brachial plexus injury

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Who has brachial plexus injury on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 43 say brachial plexus injury is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 10
40s 20
50s 14
60s 19
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 4
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 26
Female 44

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 30
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from brachial plexus injury patients who have completed their condition history
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