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Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Paralysis > Paraplegia > Brown-Sequard Syndrome
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Brown-Sequard Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A syndrome associated with injury to the lateral half of the spinal cord. The condition is characterized by the following clinical features (which are found below the level of the lesion): contralateral hemisensory anesthesia to pain and temperature, ipsilateral loss of propioception, and ipsilateral motor paralysis. Tactile sensation is generally spared. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p162).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Brown-Sequard Disease
  • Brown-Sequard's Disease
  • Brown-Sequard's Syndrome
  • Hemicord Syndrome
  • Hemiparaplegic Syndrome
  • Hemispinal Cord Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V8801MK0-4

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