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By:Amnah alSarheed

Saturday Night Palsy . By:Amnah alSarheed. OBJECTIVES :.

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By:Amnah alSarheed

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  1. Saturday Night Palsy By:AmnahalSarheed

  2. OBJECTIVES: *By the end of this presentation, you should be able to:1/identify Saturday night palsy2/where does it happen (surface anatomy) 3/types and conditions that are related to 4/symptoms and signs5/etiology (the causes that lead to SNP) 6/diagnosis(investigation) the syndrome and treat it 7/prognoses

  3. *Other names :drop wrist Saturday night palsy radial neuropathy

  4. Definition : being unable to raise your hand at the back of your wrist without using your other hand to assist

  5. A/Surface anatomy B/blood supply Where does it happen

  6. Actions: A/Inability to EXTEND: *wrist *thumb *finger joint The wrist and hand will drop :B/ hand pronated-

  7. A/Mainly: the most known cause is paralysis of your radial nerve at some point or points along its length by *compression of the radial nerve under the armpit, *crush by leaning on your funny bone or crutches Etiology :

  8. B/Other: 1/ Neck trauma to the origin C7/8 spine fracture, disc herniation, or bone spur. 2/Shoulder trauma 3/Injury to the R.N e.g. fractured hummers. 4/poisoning toxicity 5/Autoimmune disorders which destroy nerves.

  9. Symptoms and signs : Numbness Soreness at the site nerve impingement Tingling, pins and needles in fingers Able to grasp but not raise hand at the back of the wrist

  10. Related palsies include Honeymoon Palsy Handcuff Palsy caused by the application of handcuffs too tightly Dave Mustaine

  11. Diagnosis can't raise your wrist at the back of your hand. An EMG nerve conduction studypinpoints the location of the nerve injury by firing a small current down the length of the radial nerve from nerve to palm and seeing where the current suddenly drops off

  12. (An electromyogram (EMG) measures the electrical activity of muscles at rest and during contraction. Nerve conduction studies measure how well and how fast the nerves can send electrical signals).

  13. :Treatment *physiotherapy exercises *observation Simple: *surgery(to decompress) Serious:

  14. Assessment : 1/ how was the overall organization of the presentation?2/ how would you grade the information and the content?3/Please rate the presenter on her delivery ؟style 4/After the presentation is over how would you grade your self upon the information delivered?5/What did you like the most ?and if you ....have any notes

  15. a b c Excellent goodpoor

  16. References: 1)http:/diseaseprone.fieldofscience.com2/http://www.ncemi.org3/http://www.doctorsecrets.com4/http://saturdaynightpalsy.com

  17. Umm excuse me doctors can u help an old monster>>my arm wont get up ???

  18. Thank you

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