Brown-Séquard Syndrome since its Discovery
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Apr 10, 2019
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Abstract
Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard (1817-1894), was a remarked scientific by his investigations mainly of the spinal cord, born on Mauritius Island acquired a taste for literature, even to go to Paris at 15 years old with his mother to become a writer, failing in this dream, began his career in medicine, standing out for discoveries in the physiology of the spinal cord, described in his thesis of degree in 1846 and later in 1855 when he coined the syndrome with his name.
Keywords
Brown-Séquard; Brown-Séquard síndrome; Spinal CordBrown-Séquard; Síndrome de Brown-Séquard; Médula Espinal
References
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2. Rengachary S, Colen C, Guthikonda M. CHARLES-ÉDOUARD BROWN-SÉQUARD: AN ECCENTRIC GENIUS. Neurosurgery. 2008;62(4):954-964.
3. Venita Jay, (1999) The Extraordinary International Career of Dr Brown-Séquard. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: August 1999, Vol. 123, No. 8, pp. 662-662.
4. Engelhardt E, Gomes M. Brown-Séquard, a restless mind. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 2014;72(1):78-80.
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7. Brown-Séquard CE. On a new therapeutic method consisting of the use of organic liquids extracted from glands and other organs. BMJ 1893; 1: 1145–47.
8. Alves J, Peixoto P, Ferreira N, Martins R, Correia J, Silva F et al. Síndrome de Brown-Séquard por hérnia discal cervical a duplo nível: caso clínico e revisão da literatura. Coluna/Columna. 2012;11(3):245-246.
9. Aminoff MJ: Historical perspective: Brown-Séquard and his work on the spinal cord. Spine 21:133–140, 1996.
10. Brown-Séquard CE: Experiments and Clinical Researches on the Physiology and Pathology of the Spinal Cord and Some Other Parts of the Nervous Centres. Richmond, Colin & Nowlan, 1855.
11. HAAS L. Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard (1818-94). Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 1998;64(1):89-89.
2. Rengachary S, Colen C, Guthikonda M. CHARLES-ÉDOUARD BROWN-SÉQUARD: AN ECCENTRIC GENIUS. Neurosurgery. 2008;62(4):954-964.
3. Venita Jay, (1999) The Extraordinary International Career of Dr Brown-Séquard. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: August 1999, Vol. 123, No. 8, pp. 662-662.
4. Engelhardt E, Gomes M. Brown-Séquard, a restless mind. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 2014;72(1):78-80.
5. Laporte Y: Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard: An eventful life and a significant contribution to the study of the nervous system. C R Biol 329:363–368, 2006
6. Brown-Séquard CE. On organic affections and injuries of the spinal cord, producing some of the symptoms of spinal hemiplegia. Lancet 1869;93:1-3.
7. Brown-Séquard CE. On a new therapeutic method consisting of the use of organic liquids extracted from glands and other organs. BMJ 1893; 1: 1145–47.
8. Alves J, Peixoto P, Ferreira N, Martins R, Correia J, Silva F et al. Síndrome de Brown-Séquard por hérnia discal cervical a duplo nível: caso clínico e revisão da literatura. Coluna/Columna. 2012;11(3):245-246.
9. Aminoff MJ: Historical perspective: Brown-Séquard and his work on the spinal cord. Spine 21:133–140, 1996.
10. Brown-Séquard CE: Experiments and Clinical Researches on the Physiology and Pathology of the Spinal Cord and Some Other Parts of the Nervous Centres. Richmond, Colin & Nowlan, 1855.
11. HAAS L. Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard (1818-94). Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 1998;64(1):89-89.
How to Cite
Botero Rodríguez, F., & Acevedo González, J. C. (2019). Brown-Séquard Syndrome since its Discovery. Universitas Medica, 60(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.umed60-2.sequ
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