PEDIATRICS Vol. 49 No. 3 March 1972, pp. 449-451
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Isolated Phrenic Nerve Palsy in the Newborn

Barry T. Smith M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Queen's University, Moose Factory General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Moose Factory, Ontario

A case of isolated phrenic nerve palsy in a newborn infant following a difficult forceps delivery is described. Treatment was supportive and complete clinical and radiological recovery occurred between the tenth and eighteenth days of life.

Phrenic nerve palsy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of respiratory distress in the newborn period, especially if there is a history of traumatic delivery or if a brachial palsy is present.




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