Brown Sequard Syndrome

Question 1

Spinothalamic tracts

What info does it transmit?

Answer 1

Pain

Temperature

Question 2

Dorsal Column

What info does it transmit?

Answer 2

Vibration

Light touch

Proprioception

Question 3

Cortical Spinal tract

Answer 3

Motor

Question 4

Brown-Sequard Syndrome Pathology

Answer 4

Lateral hemisection of the spinal cord

Question 5

Brown-sequard syndrome

Clinical Features

Answer 5

Ipsilateral motor weakness below lesion

• UMN lesion below the lesion
• LMN lesion at the level

Ipsilateral vibration, light touch and proprioception loss

Contralateral pain and temperature loss