Augusta Klumpke To Klumpkes Paralysis
Klumpke paralysis is named after Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (1859–1927), an American-born French neurologist.
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She was one of the first prominent female neurologists in Europe.
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In the late 19th century (1880s–1890s), she studied brachial plexus injuries extensively.
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She specifically described injuries to the lower brachial plexus (C8–T1) causing paralysis of the small muscles of the hand and sensory deficits along the ulnar side of the forearm and hand.
Her work provided the first detailed clinical correlation between lower plexus lesions and their characteristic neurological patterns—what became known as Klumpke paralysis.
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