علاج متلازمة بيرنر في قطع المحور العصبي للضفيرة العضدية أو جذور الأعصاب العنقية

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• Axonotmesis, or Grade II Stinger, refers to a more extensive injury where the axon of the nerve is severed and undergoes Wallerian degeneration.
• Pain control, rest and physiotherapy, serial monitoring with electrodiagnostic studies, and imaging (MRI, radiographs).
• For athletes who sustain Grade I and II injuries, the mainstays of treatment are pain control, reduction of inflammation, physical rehabilitation, and prevention of recurrence.
• Pain is controlled with rest, analgesics, and a cervical collar.
• Cervical region epidural injections can also be used; however, utmost caution should be exercised because of the risks of traumatizing the cord directly during the procedure or indirectly due to the high pressure from administering medication in a narrowed and compromised canal.
• This type of injury can have a longer-lasting effect on the neurologic deficit, usually taking up to 2 weeks to resolve and a maximum of a year and a half to recover.