Acute Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Spontaneous thoracic extradural haematoma presenting as the Brown–Sequard syndrome

“…Hypertension was prevalent in our review of previously reported cases of the Brown-Sequard syndrome and extradural hematoma (Table 1) [6,[8][9][10][11]. Our patient had a history of hypertension and demonstrated electrocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy.…”

Spontaneous epidural hematoma of thoracic spine presenting as Brown-Séquard syndrome: report of a case with review of the literature

“…Brown-Séquard syndrome is characterized by ipsilateral loss of motor function resulting from corticospinal tract compression, combined with contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensations as a result of spinothalamic tract dysfunction. 11 It is most commonly seen following spinal trauma or extramedullary spinal neoplasm. Spinal epidural hematoma has rarely been considered to be a cause of Brown-Séquard syndrome.…”

“…Since then, other nine cases have been added to the medical literature. 5,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] From the total number of 26 cases, all cases associated with coagulopathy, vascular malformation, or other sources of hemorrhage were excluded. The remaining 16 cases (including the present one) were reviewed for detailed neurological descriptions (Table 1).…”

“…The remaining 16 cases (including the present one) were reviewed for detailed neurological descriptions (Table 1). 5,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] In these 16 cases, the age at presentation ranged from 21 to 80 years with an average of 57.9 years. The most commonly involved region was the cervicothoracic spine.…”

Brown Séquard syndrome due to cervical pen assault

“…It is mainly caused by hemicord compression or section, usually after penetrating spine injuries. 16 Non-penetrating etiology including blunt trauma, 2,12 spontaneous epidural hematoma, 3 post traumatic arachnoiditis, 4 cervical disk herniation, 5 and vascular diseases. 6 Cysts 7 and metastasis 8 are reported too, which may need surgical intervention.…”