Abstract
Objectives:To evaluate the demographic, became voluntarily continent for bowel and
neurological and functional characteristics and bladder at discharge and the other four were
course of recovery of patients with Brown- successfully trained in clean intermittent
SequardPlus Syndrome. catheterization for bladder management. All were
Methodology: This study was carried out at able to walk independently; four of them required
Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, orthoses and five needed gait aids. After an
Rawalpindi, Pakistan from May 2007 to April average hospital stay of 9±4 weeks,four patients
2013. It included 7 patients, with traumatic Brown- were sent home and the other three continued
Sequard Plus Syndrome who were evaluated with their jobs with some modification.
clinically and radiologically and their functional Conclusion:All our cases of Brown-Sequard Plus
outcomes observed. Syndrome were caused by trauma and
Results: Out of patients, 6were male and one was demonstrated favorable neurologic and functional
female; mean age was 32±13 years. All had outcomes after rehabilitation and returned
traumatic cervical spinal injuries. Causes of injury acceptably near to pre-injury lifestyles. (Rawal
were fall in two patients, a gun shot injury in one, Med J 2013;38: 366-370).
improvised explosive device blasts in two and Key words:Brown-Sequard Plus Syndrome,
road traffic accident in one patient. Only three spinal cord injury,
