Jack Barnes and the Irukandji Enigma
In 1961, Jack Handyside Barnes, his nine year-old son, and a local surf lifesaver were rushed to Cairns Base Hospital after developing Irukandji syndrome.
Overview Brown-Séquard Syndrome results in weakness/paresis and loss of fine touch, proprioception and vibration sense ipsilaterally below the lesion, and loss of pain and temperature sensation contralaterally, beginning one to two levels below the lesion. Classic presentations are uncommon, and…