Diseases

Brown-Sequard Syndrome

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).

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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).

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29 entry terms
  • Brown-Sequard Disease
  • Brown-Sequard's Disease
  • Brown-Sequard's Syndrome
  • Hemicord Syndrome
  • Hemiparaplegic Syndrome
  • Hemispinal Cord Syndrome
  • Brown Sequard Disease
  • Brown Sequard Syndrome
  • Brown Sequard's Disease
  • Brown Sequard's Syndrome
  • Brown-Sequards Disease
  • Brown-Sequards Syndrome
  • Hemicord Syndromes
  • Hemiparaplegic Syndromes
  • Hemispinal Cord Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Brown-Sequard
  • Syndrome, Brown-Sequard's
  • Syndrome, Hemicord
  • Syndrome, Hemiparaplegic
  • Syndrome, Hemispinal Cord
  • Syndromes, Hemicord
  • Syndromes, Hemiparaplegic
  • Syndromes, Hemispinal Cord
  • Brown-Sequard's Paralysis
  • Spastic Spinal Monoplegia Syndrome
  • Brown Sequard's Paralysis
  • Brown-Sequard Paralysis
  • Brown-Sequards Paralysis
  • Paralysis, Brown-Sequard's

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with flaccid paralysis of the bladder, also called Brown Séquard paralysis; in titles & translations use diacrit: Brown-Sequard

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History Note

1995

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Previous Indexing

  • Hemiplegia (1970-1994)
  • Paralysis (1968-1994)
  • Spinal Cord Diseases (1975-1991)
  • Spinal Cord Injuries (1970-1994)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Brown-Sequard Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018437. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018437
  2. Brown-Sequard Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-S%C3%A9quard_syndrome
  3. Brown-Sequard Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991037