Etymology

Brown-Séquard syndrome

Today it means: A loss of sensation and motor function caused by the lateral hemisection of the spinal cord. Full definition →

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The story

Named after physiologist Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, who first described the condition in 1850.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.