#92: Plexopatías braquiales desde la neurorrehabilitación

En este episodio nos adentramos en uno de los territorios más complejos del sistema nervioso periférico adulto: las plexopatías braquiales. ¿Qué significa realmente que el plexo se lesione? ¿Es solo un cable roto o algo mucho más complejo? Exploramos cómo se organiza un nervio, qué ocurre en lesiones por tracción, compresión o inflamación y por qué muchas plexopatías son auténticos mosaicos intraneurales. Revisamos las clasificaciones de Seddon, Sunderland, el grado VI de Mackinnon y la clasificación quirúrgica por niveles de Chuang, entendiendo que no es solo anatomía, sino estrategia y pronóstico. Hablamos de degeneración Walleriana, regeneración axonal, diferencias entre lesiones pre y postganglionares, prioridades reconstructivas y del papel clave de la neurorrehabilitación tras las transferencias nerviosas. Porque integrar cirugía, electrodiagnóstico y rehabilitación es esencial para comprender realmente el plexo braquial desde una mirada clínica y neurofisiológica. 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