Showing posts with label neuroanatomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label neuroanatomy. Show all posts

Monday, 5 April 2010

-Brown-S�quard syndrome.

Brown-S�quard syndrome.
(Hemisection of spinal cord.)
*Aetiology:-
lesion in one side of the spinal cord as:-

  • Stab wound.
  • Disc prolapse.
  • D.S.
  • Tumor.

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Saturday, 3 April 2010

- Horner's syndrome.

Horner's syndrome
*Def:-
It is a clinical syndrome caused by damage to the sympathetic nerve supply to head and neck.
*synonymes:-
  • Bernard-Horner syndrome
  • oculosympathetic palsy.
*Causes:-
Due to lesion or compression of one side of the cervical or thoracic sympathetic chain which generates symptoms on the ipsilateral (same side as lesion) side of the body:-Read more �