Neurologische Symptomatik bei Querschnittsyndromen

BACKGROUND Spinal cord injuries are frequently associated with severe clinical-neurological deficits. These are evident with specific symptoms and syndromes. Hereby, a thorough knowledge of spinal neuroanatomy is essential. METHODS Spinal anatomy, examination procedures and classical spinal syndromes are presented. RESULTS Important spinal syndromes comprise the dorsal cord syndrome, spinothalamic tract syndrome, pyramidal tract syndrome, central cord syndrome, transversal and Brown-Sequard syndrome as well as combined syndromes. CONCLUSION Clinical examination allows assessment and anatomical classification of spinal syndromes and targeted examination of the spinal cord using additional diagnostic methods.