CHAPTER IX. Injuries to the Peripheral Nerves

INJURIES TO THE PERIPHERAL NERVES

Anatomical lesions--Concussion--Contusion--Division or laceration--Secondary implication of the nerve--Symptoms of nerve injury--Traumatic neuritis--Scar implication--Ascending neuritis--Traumatic neurosis--Injuries to special nerves--Cranial nerves--Cervical, brachial, lumbar, and sacral plexuses--Cases of nerve injury--General prognosis and treatment 341