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Traumatic Brown-Sequard Syndrome due to a Stab Injury

Case Report and Review of the Literature

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We report a case of Brown-Sequard syndrome (BSS) caused by a penetrating knife injury in a 31-year-old woman who was involved in a fight and was stabbed on her occiput and on her back. Neurological examination on admission suggested the BSS. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and evoked potentials confirmed the diagnosis. The patient’s hemiparesis gradually improved and she underwent rehabilitation. The pertinent literature is reviewed and discussed.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Ricardo Galvez, Philippe Hantson MD, PhD, Xavier Wittebole & Antonios Liolios

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Thierry Duprez

  3. Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Michel Guérit

  4. Department of Intensive Care, Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, 1200, Brussels, Belgium

    Philippe Hantson MD, PhD

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Correspondence to Philippe Hantson MD, PhD.

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Galvez, R., Hantson, P., Wittebole, X. et al. Traumatic Brown-Sequard Syndrome due to a Stab Injury. Eur J Trauma 30, 398–402 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-004-1419-4

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