RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Brown-Séquard Syndrome Secondary to Spontaneous Bleed from Postradiation Cavernous Angiomas
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1989
OP 1990
DO 10.3174/ajnr.A1158
VO 29
IS 10
A1 M.S. Mathews
A1 W.W. Peck
A1 M. Brant-Zawadzki
YR 2008
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/10/1989.abstract
AB SUMMARY: The spontaneous occurrence of acute Brown-Séquard syndrome is an extremely rare event, with most reported cases being secondary to spontaneous epidural hematomas and spinal cord ischemia. We report a rare case of Brown-Séquard syndrome from spontaneous intraspinal hemorrhage in a patient with multiple cavernous angiomas in the spinal cord secondary to craniospinal radiation in childhood. Postulated mechanisms leading to the condition include postradiation molecular changes and venous occlusion.