Case report: Brown-Séquard's syndrome associated with histiocytic lymphoma.
Brown-Séquard's syndrome is a rare spinal cord lesion usually produced by penetrating injuries in which ipsilateral hemiparesis and loss of position sense is associated with loss of pain and temperature sensation on the opposite side of the body. Reported here is an unusual cause of the syndrome, and a review of the pathophysiology of the syndrome is presented.
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D000328:Adult; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013577:Syndrome; D013697:Thermosensing