title: Blowdart injury resulting in Brown-Séquard plus syndrome.
abstract: This report presents an interesting and unusual case of an injury sustained from a blowgun dart. The dart penetrated zone 2 of the neck, resulting in a neurological deficit consistent with a variant of Brown-Sequard syndrome referred to as "Brown-Sequard plus syndrome."
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30310, USA.
authors.forename: Frank K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Femi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Babalola
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Eltayeb
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018437:Brown-Sequard Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*