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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0138-6557</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cub Med Mil]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0138-6557</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias MédicasEditorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0138-65572022000300035</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome de Brown-Séquard por hernia discal cervical]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Brown-Séquard syndrome due to cervical disc herniation]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figueredo Acosta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Héctor]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres de los Rios]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Damarys Maydel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Militar "Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany"  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santiago de Cuba]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico &#8220;Ángel Ortiz Vázquez&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Manzanillo Granma]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>51</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0138-65572022000300035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0138-65572022000300035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0138-65572022000300035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: El síndrome de Brown-Séquard representa entre el 1 y el 4 % de todas las lesiones medulares espinales; es muy infrecuente. Compromete la mitad lateral de la médula espinal y se afectan unilateralmente las estructuras o funciones del segmento dorsal, el tracto corticoespinal y el tracto espinotalámico.  Objetivo: Mostrar una forma de presentación atípica de la hernia discal cervical en una paciente joven sin antecedentes de traumatismo ni esfuerzo físico.  Caso clínico: Paciente femenina de 24 años de edad, que presenta disminución de la fuerza muscular en los miembros del lado izquierdo, de forma progresiva, con dificultades para deambular, así como dolor cervical de intensidad moderada. Se le diagnostica una hernia discal cervical y se realiza tratamiento quirúrgico con evolución satisfactoria.  Conclusiones: En el síndrome de Brown-Séquard causado por discopatía cervical, el tratamiento oportuno determina de forma esencial el mejoramiento de los síntomas de forma rápida; la fisioterapia y rehabilitación juegan un papel fundamental en la recuperación motora.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Brown-Séquard syndrome accounts for 1 to 4 % of all spinal cord injuries, very infrequent. It involves the lateral half of the spinal cord and the structures and/or functions of the dorsal segment, the corticospinal tract and the spinothalamic tract are unilaterally affected.  Objective:  To show an atypical presentation of cervical disc herniation in a young female patient with no history of trauma or physical exertion.  Clinical case:  A 24-year-old female patient presented with a progressive decrease in muscle strength on the left side of the limbs, with difficulty in walking, as well as moderate cervical pain. She was diagnosed with a cervical disc herniation and surgical treatment was performed with satisfactory evolution.  Conclusions:  In Brown-Séquard Syndrome caused by cervical disc disease, timely treatment is essential for rapid improvement of symptoms; physiotherapy and rehabilitation play a key role in motor recovery.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[síndrome de Brown-Séquard]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[columna vertebral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[médula cervical]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hernia discal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Brown-Séquard syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[spine]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cervical cord]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[disc herniation]]></kwd>
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