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View larger version (264K): [in this window] [in a new window]   A 21-year-old man presented with a stab wound of the left side of the neck (Panel A). Neurologic examination revealed right-sided Horner's syndrome, right hemiplegia, and complete loss of discriminatory, proprioceptive, and vibratory sensation below the level of C5 on the right side. On the left side, the patient had a loss of pain and temperature sensation below the level of C7, as well as a loss of proprioception in the leg. The findings were diagnostic of Brown–Séquard syndrome, with the additional finding of a loss of proprioception on the left. The patient was thought to have sustained a hemisection . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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