Cervical prolapsed intervertebral disc is a common pathology that may have a wide range of presentations, from incidental finding on imaging to neck pain to different neurological symptoms. Brown-Séquard syndrome is a rare presentation of cervical disc prolapse but it usually carries a good prognosis for recovery. We present an uncommon case of C3/4 cervical prolapsed intervertebral disc causing acute Brown-Séquard syndrome, the first-ever reported in the local literature.
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