Brown Sequard Syndrome (Subscribe)  

type of incomplete cord syndrome:
- injury to either side of spinal cord produces ipsilateral muscle paralysis (from corticospinal tract injury) and contralateral hypersthesia to pain and temperature (from spinothalamic injury);
- syndrome results from hemitransection of spinal cord w/ unilateral damage...

Brown-Séquard syndrome is an incomplete spinal cord lesion characterized by a clinical picture reflecting hemisection of the spinal cord, often in the cervical cord region. It was first described in the 1840s after Dr. Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard sectioned half of the spinal cord. It is a rare syndrome, consisting of...

Brown-Séquard syndrome is defined as an incomplete lesion of the spinal cord characterized by ipsilateral upper motor neuron paralysis and loss of proprioception with contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensation. A zone of partial preservation or segmental ipsilateral lower motor neuron weakness and analgesia may be noted. Loss of...

Spinal cord injuries span the spectrum from the devastating complete paralysis to inconsequential sensory pathology. There are approximately 200,000 to 230,000 people with spinal cord injuries in the United States at any given moment. Motor vehicle accidents account for the vast majority new spinal cord injuries of these...

Brown-Séquard syndrome results from a lesion in one (lateral) half of the spinal cord (for example hemisection or lateral injury of the cord). It often occurs in the cervical cord region. It was first described in the 1840s after Dr. Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard (1817-94) sectioned half of the spinal cord.