Cervical spondylosis with thoracic level Brown-Séquard syndrome.
Brown-Sequard Syndrome (BSS) caused by cervical spondylosis (CS) is rare. About 70% of patients with CS presenting with BSS show lesion-dermatome discrepancy, which may be due to spinal cord lamination. From the clinical point of view, this discrepancy should be carefully evaluated and these patients should be treated as an emergency.
Fujimoto
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hata Hospital, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan. afujimoto@masa.go.jp
Matsumura
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Maruno
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Yasuda
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Nose
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D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*