English Explanatory Dictionary

Brown-Séquard syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A loss of sensation and motor function caused by the lateral hemisection of the spinal cord.

Word forms

Brown-Séquard syndrome

Etymology

Named after physiologist Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, who first described the condition in 1850.

Synonyms

Brown-Séquard's hemiplegia Brown-Séquard's paralysis
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