Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard (1818-94)

Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard, the biography of a tormented genius.

The life of Charles Ledger (1818–1905): alpacas and quinine

(1938), 'Psychological medicine' (in 60,000 words for Prince's Textbook ofmedicine, 1941) and Health as a social concept (1953), he provided a clear, spare contrast to what Shepherd has called the "pleonastic obesity of most psychiatric textbooks". Many modern historians might blanch at his versions of philological history, but to Lewis history was of the essence. "Of the value of such studies ...

Intramedullary Spinal Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Cysticercosis is an emerging disease in the United States. Neurocysticercosis may rarely cause disease within the spinal cord, but the occurrence of such pathology can produce debilitating symptoms for patients. We present the second report in the literature of intramedullary spinal neurocysticercosis presenting with a Brown-Sequard syndrome.

Cervical epidural haematoma causing Brown-Sequard syndrome: a case report.

Brown-Sequard syndrome secondary to compression of the spinal cord by an epidural haematoma following minor trauma is rare. A 65-year-old woman presented with neck pain and sudden onset hemiplegia with contralateral anaesthesia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a haematoma in the epidural space in the C3 to C5 levels. She underwent open-door laminoplasty for evacuation of the haematoma. At the...

Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma causing Brown-Sequard syndrome: case report.

OBJECTIVE Spontaneously occurring epidural hematoma without any identified etiology is a rare phenomenon. These are often neurosurgical emergencies; therefore, prompt diagnosis and treatment are paramount. Because of the rarity of this condition, we illustrated its presentation, evaluation and management in this recent case. CASE A 63-year-old male presented to our emergency room with right-s...