Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Brown-Sequard Syndrome is a neurological disease associated with dysfunction of certain segments of the spinal cord.

In those areas of the body that are innervated by nerves arising from the affected part of the spinal cord, there is severe muscle weakness and loss of skin sensation.

Below the site of the lesion on the same side of the body, spastic paralysis usually develops.

On the opposite side of the body, there is a loss of pain and temperature sensitivity.

Thus, with Brown-Séquard syndrome, spinal functions are split, with each half of the body retaining only part of the sensitivity and motor activity. This is due to damage to the spinal cord pathways at a certain level.

Brown-Séquard syndrome is a neurological disease associated with dysfunction of several segments of the spinal cord. In those areas of the body that are innervated by nerves arising from the affected area, there is severe muscle weakness and loss of skin sensation. Below the site of the lesion on the same side of the body, spastic paralysis usually develops, and on the opposite side there is a loss of pain and temperature sensitivity.

The main symptoms include asymmetrical spastic paralysis of the lower extremities, loss of sensation on the affected side and persistence of pain and temperature sensation on the opposite side. The syndrome is most often caused by injury, tumor, or inflammation of the spinal cord. Diagnosis is based on the clinical picture and MRI or CT data of the spinal cord. Treatment is aimed at eliminating the cause and rehabilitation. The prognosis depends on the severity and cause of the lesion. With timely treatment, significant restoration of neurological functions is possible.