Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Nervous System Trauma

A motorcyclist hit by a car was brought to emergency department. Patient was diagnosed having brachial plexus injury what nerve roots are involved?
  1. C5-C8
  2. C5-T1
  3. C4-T1
  4. C4-C8
Explanation
Answer: B - Brachial plexus nerve This nerve is actually a network of nerves that consists of the last 4 cervical nerve roots (vertebrae C5-C8) and the first thoracic (vertebrae T1) nerve root, and ensures motion and feeling in the upper limbs.
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