TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Brown-sequard syndrome associated with hangman fracture after blunt trauma: a case report
JO  - Surgical neurology international
A1  - Foster, Michael Atticus
A1  - Gridley, Daniel Gene
A1  - Lettieri, Salvatore Carmine
A1  - Feiz-Erfan, Iman
SP  - 150
EP  - 150
VL  - 13
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: The association of Brown-Sequard syndrome (BSS) and hangman fracture (HF) is rarely reported. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a case of a 28-year-old female with a HF sustained after a motor vehicle accident and BSS. Diagnosis was established based on typical loass of motor function ipsilaterally and loss of pain and temperature sensation contralaterally. Furthermore, magnetic resonance imaging delineated the location of the injury to the right side of the spinal cord at cervical level 2. Near-complete neurological recovery was achieved after anterior fusion and fixation at cervical level 2-3 after 8 months of follow-up. <br><br>CONCLUSION: HF from blunt trauma can be directly associated with BSS. Surgery was effective and associated with a near-complete resolution of symptoms.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2229-5097
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_897_2021
ID  - ref1
ER  -