SC syndromes

Question 1

Central cord syndrome

Answer 1

hyperextension
loss of arm function
preservation of leg function

Question 2

Brown-Sequard syndrome

Answer 2

• Ipsilateral loss of tactile discrimination, pressure, vibration, and proprioception
• Ipsilateral loss of motor function, spastic paralysis
• Contralateral loss of pain, temperature (bilateral at level of injury)

Question 3

Anterior cord syndrome

Answer 3

flexion injury
- bilateral loss of motor function
- spastic paralysis below level of lesion
- bilateral loss of pain and temp
- preservation of proprioception, kinesthesia, vibration

Question 4

Posterior cord syndrome

Answer 4

extremely rare
- bilateral loss of proprioception, vibration, pressure, epicritic sensation (sterognosis, 2 point, etc)

• preservation of motor function, pain, and light touch