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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Traumatic Brown-Séquard syndrome: modern reminder of a neurological injury.

Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Quintero, Gustavo Romero-Velez, Xavier Pereira, Peter K Kim

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-QuinteroMontefiore Medical Center Department of Surgery, Bronx, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6584-7945
Gustavo Romero-VelezMontefiore Medical Center Department of Surgery, Bronx, New York, USA.
Xavier PereiraMontefiore Medical Center Department of Surgery, Bronx, New York, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-7523
Peter K KimGeneral Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA kim.peter.p01@gmail.com.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brown-Séquard syndrome (BSS) presents as an ipsilateral loss of motor function, proprioception and vibratory sensation accompanied by contralateral pain and temperature loss two to three levels below the level of the injury. It is one of the syndromes associated with incomplete transection of the spinal cord. Classic BSS is rare as most patients present with mixed neurological deficits related to damage of the spinal cord and surrounding structures. BSS remains prevalent in areas with high trauma burden, where assaults with sharp weapons are common. We present the case of a man aged 38 years who sustained a stab injury to the left back. BSS was diagnosed. He underwent removal of the weapon in the operating room and had an uneventful recovery to near baseline functional level after a course of rehabilitation. Despite being a rare aetiology, BSS continues to be an excellent reminder to trauma providers of the anatomy and physiology of neuroanatomical tracts.

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AdultBrown-Sequard SyndromeDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSpinal Cord InjuriesTomography, X-Ray ComputedWounds, Stabneurological injuryneurosurgeryspinal cordtrauma CNS /PNS

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PMID33257359
PMCPMC7705369
OpenAlexW3110457236

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