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Pneumocephalus and Brown‐Sequard syndrome caused by a stab wound to the back
Author(s) -
Musker Paul,
Musker Ginette
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01402.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumocephalus , stab wound , scapula , spinal cord , anatomy , surgery , computed tomography , psychiatry
This report describes a case of Brown‐Sequard syndrome in a man who presented to the ED after a stabbing to the left scapula region. The incidental finding of pneumocephalus found on CT scan during workup lead to cervical MRI that revealed the spinal cord pathology associated with Brown‐Sequard syndrome.
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