Brown-Sequard Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

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Brown-Sequard Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

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Brown-Sequard Syndrome

05/28/2012 08:00 PM EDT

Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - - Short Summary

NINDS Brown-Sequard Syndrome Information Page

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What is Brown-Sequard Syndrome?
Is there any treatment?
What is the prognosis?
What research is being done?
Clinical Trials
Organizations

What is Brown-Sequard Syndrome?

Brown-Sequard syndrome (BSS) is a rare neurological condition characterized by a lesion in the spinal cord which results in weakness or paralysis (hemiparaplegia) on one side of the body and a loss of sensation (hemianesthesia) on the opposite side. BSS may be caused by a spinal cord tumor, trauma (such as a puncture wound to the neck or back), ischemia (obstruction of a blood vessel), or infectious or inflammatory diseases such as tuberculosis, or multiple sclerosis.