A case of spinal cord decompression sickness presenting as partial Brown-Sequard syndrome

T Kimbro; T Tom; T Neuman

doi:10.1212/wnl.48.5.1454

A case of spinal cord decompression sickness presenting as partial Brown-Sequard syndrome

Neurology. 1997 May;48(5):1454-6. doi: 10.1212/wnl.48.5.1454.

Authors

T Kimbro¹, T Tom, T Neuman

Affiliation

¹ School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.

PMID: 9153492
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.48.5.1454

Abstract

Type II decompression sickness (DCS) usually manifests as myelopathy; however, there are no reports of Brown-Sequard syndrome in association with diving accidents. We report a 35-year-old man who developed type II DCS presenting as partial Brown-Sequard syndrome. MRI of the thoracic spine revealed two punctate foci of increased signal intensity in the right T6 spinal cord.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brown-Sequard Syndrome / diagnosis*
Decompression Sickness / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Diving / adverse effects
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Spinal Cord / pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis*
Thorax