| Literature DB >> 26921137 |
Guilherme B F Porto1, Lee A Tan2, Manish K Kasliwal3, Vincent C Traynelis3.
Abstract
Brown-Séquard syndrome (BSS) is a rare syndrome and is often described in association with spinal cord injury resulting from hemisection of the spinal cord. BSS due to cervical disc herniation is rare with often delayed diagnosis. The importance of early recognition with imaging cannot be over-emphasized, as the prognosis is better when compared to traumatic and vascular etiologies of BSS. We report a rare case of BBS in an 86-year-old man secondary to cervical disc herniation who had dramatic improvement after surgical intervention. This case highlights the unusual presentation from a very common spinal pathology along with a review of the pertinent literature.Entities:
Keywords: Anterior cervical fusion; Brown-Séquard syndrome; Cervical disc herniation; Etiology
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26921137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.12.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neurosci ISSN: 0967-5868 Impact factor: 1.961