World Spinal Cord Injury Day

 

 

 

 

 

Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard (1817–1894), a French physiologist, is credited with describing Brown-Séquard syndrome.

In 1849, Brown-Séquard first described the neurological effects of hemisection of the spinal cord in animal experiments.

                                 Animal Experiments Shed Light On Spinal Cord Injury

Brown-Séquard initially reported his findings in animal models, especially on guinea pigs, rabbits, and dogs.

 He demonstrated that a unilateral lesion of the spinal cord produced a characteristic pattern of deficits:

Ipsilateral paralysis (motor loss)

Ipsilateral loss of proprioception and fine touch

Contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensation

His findings were revolutionary in linking specific neurological deficits to localized spinal cord injuries

 

 

 

By the mid-19th century, his observations were confirmed in human clinical cases of spinal cord injury.

 

 

 Animal Experiments To Human Observation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Events 

 

World Spinal Cord Injury Day is observed every year on September 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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