According to CT myelography, brachial plexus injuries can be classified into six types 1:
- N type: normal root sleeve and nerve roots
- A1 type: slightly deformed root sleeves and nerve roots as compared to unaffected site
- A2 type: obliteration of the tip of root sleeves and deformed thickened nerve root
- A3 type: obliteration of the tip of root sleeves and absent nerve root
- D type: root sleeve defect
- M type: traumatic meningocele (avulsion pseudomeningocele) formation
Image and illustration examples for each of the types above are shown in Yoshikawa et al. 2006 2.
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