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Harrington Rod Instrumentation: A Cause of Brown-Sequard Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

C.B. Van Orman  and
H.Z. Darwish
C.B. Van Orman
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary
H.Z. Darwish*
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary
*
Alberta Children's Hospital, 1820 Richmond Road, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2T 5C7
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Abstract:

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We describe a child with Brown-Sequard syndrome beginning at C8-T1, immediately following Harrington rod instrumentation for idiopathic scoliosis. We believe this is most likely related to either a common variation of the branches of the anterior spinal artery to one side or due to rupture of the ipsilateral spinal vein. This possible complication should be considered in patients undergoing Harrington rod instrumentation.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 44 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1988

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