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Brown-Séquard syndrome

also: Spinal cord hemisection syndrome

Hemisection of the spinal cord.

Specialty
Orthopedics
Subspecialty
Orthopedics / Spine
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved
None recorded
Alternative names & eponyms
Spinal cord hemisection syndrome

Etiology & mechanism

Penetrating trauma or compressive lesion.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded for this syndrome.

Symptoms & signs (3)

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