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Health | A syndrome associated with injury to the lateral half of the spinal cord. The condition is characterized by the following clinical features (which are found below the level of the lesion): contralateral hemisensory anesthesia to pain and temperature, ipsilateral loss of propioception, and ipsilateral motor paralysis. Tactile sensation is generally spared. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p162). (references) |
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Generally treatment for individuals with BSS focuses on the underlying cause of the disorder. Early treatment with high-dose steroids may be beneficial in many cases. Other treatment is symptomatic and supportive.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Brown-Sequard syndrome."
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Health | Brown-Sequard syndrome (BSS) is a rare neurological condition characterized by a lesion on the spinal cord which results in weakness or paralysis (hemiparaplegia) on one side of the body and a loss of sensation (hemianesthesia) on the opposite side. BSS may be caused by a spinal cord tumor, trauma (such as a puncture wound to the neck or back), degenerative disease, ischemia (obstruction of a blood vessel), or infectious or inflammatory diseases such as meningitis, shingles, tuberculosis, or multiple sclerosis. (references) | |
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| Language | Translations for "BROWN-SEQUARD SYNDROME"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | Brown-Séquards medullære tværsnitssyndrom (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | syndroom van Brown-Sequard (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome), spinale verlamming (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome), hemiparaplegie (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | Brown-Séquardin oireyhtymä (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | syndrome de Brown-Sequard (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | σύνδρομο Brown-Sequard (Brown=Séquard disease, Brown=Séquard paralysis, Brown=Séquard syndrome, Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | sindrome di Brown-Sequard (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | own-sequardbray yndromesay síndrome de Brown-Séquard (Brown=Séquard disease, Brown=Séquard paralysis, Brown=Séquard syndrome, Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome), parálisis de Brown-Séquard (Brown-Sequard disease, Brown-Sequard's paralysis, Brown-Sequard's syndrome). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | spasmodynia cruciata. (various references) |
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| 1. Usage: Commercial 2. Quotations: Non-fiction 3. Translations: Modern 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Bibliography |
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