Erb palsy
MONDO:0700303Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Erb palsy yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A palsy characterized by a paralysis of the arm caused by an injury to the upper group of the main nerves supplying it, specifically the upper trunk C5-C6 of the brachial plexus. Erb palsy most commonly, though not exclusively, arises as a result of an injury sustained during birth.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0700303), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: Erb palsy
- Also called
- Erb-Duchenne paralysisErb's palsy