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Preferred Name

Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Definitions
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).
Synonyms
Brown-Sequard Paralysis
Brown-Sequard Disease
Brown-Sequard's Disease
Hemispinal Cord Syndrome
Syndrome, Hemispinal Cord
Syndrome, Brown-Sequard
Syndrome, Hemicord
Hemiparaplegic Syndrome
Hemiparaplegic Syndromes
Paralysis, Brown-Sequard's
Syndromes, Hemicord
Brown-Sequards Paralysis
Hemicord Syndrome
Brown Sequard Disease
Brown Sequard's Syndrome
Brown-Sequards Disease
Brown Sequard's Paralysis
Brown-Sequard's Paralysis
Brown Sequard Syndrome
Hemispinal Cord Syndromes
Syndrome, Brown-Sequard's
Syndrome, Hemiparaplegic
Syndromes, Hemispinal Cord
Brown-Sequard's Syndrome
Brown-Sequards Syndrome
Syndromes, Hemiparaplegic
Hemicord Syndromes
Brown Sequard's Disease
Spastic Spinal Monoplegia Syndrome
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