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Brown Sequard Syndrome
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Brown-Sequard Syndrome
[OCOSH Code: D018437 27982003 S14.1 WI_SCI_P_BS]
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Brown Sequard Syndrome
Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/brown_sequard_syndrome_1
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...
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Brown-Sequard Syndrome eMedicine Emergency
Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/791539-overview
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...
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Brown-Sequard Syndrome eMedicine PMR
Location: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/321652-overview
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...
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Brown-Sequard Syndrome PatientPlus
Location: http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40001217/
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.
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