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Brachial Plexus Palsy Foundation
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T.S. Park, M.D. - Brachial Plexus Palsy Center - St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Lousi, Missouri - 1-800-416-9956 - http://brachialplexus.wustl.edu.

United Brachial Plexus Network 1307 Coral Reef Lane, Wylie,TX 75098 Phone - 972-429-1931, Fax - 972-429-1932 - a Non-profit organization to inform,support and unite families and those concerned with brachial plexus injuries worldwide.

Brachial Plexus Erb's Palsy Association, Inc. is a newly formed organization with the goals of raising money to sponsor brachial plexus research and help individual children pay for medical expenses. The group is also interested in helping parents and professionals access information related to this injury. 2701 Napolean Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115. Phone: 504/391-0851;

The Brachial Plexus Palsy Foundation was founded to generate funds for causes designed to aid in the prevention and awareness of brachial plexus palsy. 210 Springhaven Circle, Roversford, PA 19468. Please contact us for assistance.

Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham, Kansas City, Missouri 64108.
Dr. Robert Rinaldi - 816-234-3970

Lucile Packard's Children's Hospital at Stanford University Brachial Plexus Clinic , a multi-disciplinary clinic of pediatricians, neurologists, surgeons and therapists exist to evaluate and treat children who have brachial plexus injuries.
Further information or appointments for consultation may be obtained by contacting Ms. Paula Louie-Leong, 900 Welch Road, Suite 15, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or by telephone 1-415-723-3731. fax number, 1-415-723-6786; E-mail VRHENTZ@Leland.STanford.edu.

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), is a federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases. (Erb's Palsy is considered a rare disorder.) NORD's Rare Disease Database lists over 1,000 rare disorder entries. Disorder-specific literature is available for ordering, and NORD has a networking program to help put families with the same diagnosis in touch with each other. P.O. Box 8923, New Fairfield, CT 06812-8923. Phone: 203/746-6518.

National Patient Air Transport Hotline (NPATH) is maintained by Mercy Medical Airlift to insure equal access to distant specialized medical treatment. It is the nation’s only "single source" of information on the full spectrum of long-distance patient air transport. 800/ 286-1217.


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The Brachial Plexus Palsy Foundation is not affiliated with any of the organizations or individuals mentioned herein. We are solely an information provider and are not medical professionals. We are providing this information as a resource and are not in anyway trying to influence the reader's decision to call these contacts that we have provided.
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