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DISSOCIATED SENSORY LOSS |
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dorsal column loss (with intact spinothalamic tract): |
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subacute combined degeneration of cord [both lower limbs usually involved]ipsilateral limb motor loss in Brown-Sequard syndrome [hemisection of cord] |
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spinothalamic loss (with intact dorsal columns): |
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syringomyelia [both upper limbs usually affected with motor and spinothalamic loss]contralateral limb in Brown-Sequard syndrome (+ ipsilateral motor loss)
anterior spinal artery occlusion [bilateral motor and spinothalamic loss] |
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