About Brown-Sequard syndrome all are true EXCEPT: (A) Ipsilateral hemiplegia, (B) Ipsilateral loss of position and vibration, (C) Ipsilateral loss of pain and temperature, (D) Contralateral loss of pain and temperature
Answer is C. BROWN SEQUARD SYNDROME : The signs are d/o injury to 1/2 of the spinal cord (hemisection of spinal cord ) BELOW LEVEL OF INJURY : Ipsilateral UMN paralysis d/o damage to pyramidal tract. Ipsilateral loss of conscious proprioception, pressure, vibration. Ipsilateral loss of pain & temperature d/o damage to lateral spinothalamic & anterior spinothalamic tract. AT LEVEL OF INJURY : Ipsilateral LMN paralysis ( d/o damage to ventral roots ) Ipsilateral anesthesia over their of the segment d/o injury to ventral nerve roots.