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Question 1

Symptoms of Destruction of the LSTT (lateral spinothalamic tract):

Answer 1

Loss of pain and temperature sensation on the contralateral side

Question 2

Symptoms of Destruction of the posterior column (fasciculus gracilis and cuneatus):

Answer 2

Loss of muscle-joint sense, position sense, vibration sense, and
tactile discrimination ipsilaterally

Question 3

Symptoms of Syringomyelia:

Answer 3

Bilateral loss of pain and

thermal sensations.

Question 4

Symptoms of Brown-Séquard Syndrome:

Answer 4

1) Contralateral loss of nociceptive and thermal sensations over the body below the level of the lesion.
2) Ipsilateral loss of discriminative tactile, vibratory, and position sense over the body below the level of the lesion.
3) Ipsilateral paralysis or weakness (hemiparesis, hemiplegia).

Question 5

What is Brown-Séquard Syndrome?

Answer 5

Functional hemisection of the spinal cord (damage that involved half the spinal cord), this will cause damage to the corticospinal tract, ALS, posterior columns.

Question 6

What causes central cord syndrome?

Answer 6

Occlusion in the blood supply of the anterior spinal artery, which often occur in the case of neck hyperextension

Question 7

Symptoms of central cord syndrome:

Answer 7

Bilateral weakness in

extremities, more in upper than lower extremities.