A 48-year-old male with a stab wound on his neck was admitted with a delayed Brown-Sequard syndrome that had not been noticed on the first examination because of the lacking features of spinal canal penetration. Apart from a direct hemisection of the spinal cord by the stab, the neurological insult was a consequence of the compression exerted by the fractured and depressed left lamina of the axis. Urgent surgical decompression of the spinal canal resulted with a complete neurological recovery.
Keywords: Brown-Sequard syndrome, Spinal cord injury, Stab wound, Surgical treatment