A case of spinal cord decompression sickness presenting as partial Brown-Sequard syndrome.
Type II decompression sickness (DCS) usually manifests as myelopathy; however, there are no reports of Brown-Sequard syndrome in association with diving accidents. We report a 35-year-old man who developed type II DCS presenting as partial Brown-Sequard syndrome. MRI of the thoracic spine revealed two punctate foci of increased signal intensity in the right T6 spinal cord.
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D000328:Adult; D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013909:Thorax