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Brown-Séquard Syndrome 01

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Sunday, January 27 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Sunday, January 27 2008.

Without any explanation, a maniacal surgeon accidentally cuts through the entire left half of your spinal cord at the T7 level. You will now have which of the following deficits below the level of the lesion?

 
        A) Loss of pain sensation on the left
 
        B) Loss of vibration sensation on the left
 
        C) Loss of temperature sensation on the left
 
        D) Loss of light touch sensation on the right
 
        E) Weakness on the right
 

 


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A) loss of pain sensation on the left

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The injury described gives rise to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. This syndrome consists of weakness and loss of proprioception and vibration sensation and ipsilateral to the lesion, and loss of pain and temperature on the contralateral side. There is usually little loss of tactile sensation.  (See References)

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B) loss of vibration sensation on the left

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The injury described gives rise to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. This syndrome consists of weakness and loss of proprioception and vibration sensation and ipsilateral to the lesion, and loss of pain and temperature on the contralateral side. There is usually little loss of tactile sensation.  (See References)

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C) loss of temperature sensation on the left

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The injury described gives rise to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. This syndrome consists of weakness and loss of proprioception and vibration sensation and ipsilateral to the lesion, and loss of pain and temperature on the contralateral side. There is usually little loss of tactile sensation.  (See References)

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D) loss of light touch sensation on the right

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The injury described gives rise to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. This syndrome consists of weakness and loss of proprioception and vibration sensation and ipsilateral to the lesion, and loss of pain and temperature on the contralateral side. There is usually little loss of tactile sensation.  (See References)

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E) weakness on the right

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The injury described gives rise to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. This syndrome consists of weakness and loss of proprioception and vibration sensation and ipsilateral to the lesion, and loss of pain and temperature on the contralateral side. There is usually little loss of tactile sensation.  (See References)

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References:

1. Nolte, J. (1993). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy. Mosby, St. Louis. (ISBN:0801674832)Advertising:
2. Byrne, T.N., and Wakman, S.G. (2004). Paraplegia and spinal cord syndromes. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia, pp. 351-365 (ISBN:0750674695).Advertising:
3. Victor, M., and Ropper, A.H. (2001). Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York. (ISBN:0070674973)Advertising:
4. Rowland, L.P. (Ed) (2000). Merritt's Neurology, 10th Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. (ISBN:0683304747)Advertising:
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Brown-Séquard Syndrome 01
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Created: 01/27/2008
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