title: The Brown-Séquard syndrome. True or false?
abstract: In recent years the name of Brown-Séquard has been assigned to syndromes caused by spinal cord damage differing widely in extension. On the basis of a review of more than 600 published cases, we propose that Brown-Séquard-plus syndromes be distinguished from the pure Brown-Séquard syndrome. This distinction is shown to be justified on clinical, anatomic, and historical grounds. Two case histories are reported herein to illustrate the essential differences between these syndromes.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome