Acute Brown-Sequard syndrome following brachial plexus avulsion injury. A report of two cases

• Main Authors: Zubair, M., Ravindran, T., Chan, C.Y.W., Saw, L.B., Kwan, M.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/11084/1/Acute_Brown-Sequard_syndrome_following_brachial_plexus_avulsion_injury._A_report_of_two_cases.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/11084/; http://hkcem.hkjem.com/html/publications/Journal/2011-5%20September/p347-351.pdf

Introduction: Brown-Sequard syndrome is an unusual sequelae of pre-ganglionic brachial plexus injury. There have been sporadic case reports indicating that the cause of this condition is due to tethering of the cord, vascular ischaemia or direct avulsion injury of the nerve roots. This is a report o...