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- Title
An Unusual Form of Occipitocervical Assimilation Presenting with Spastic Tetraparesis in a Child.
- Authors
Lee, James Anthony; Wood, Martin James
- Abstract
A diagnosis of ‘cerebral palsy’ in childhood is relatively common. Abnormalities of the upper cervical spine causing spinal cord compression are rare, but can be a cause of symptoms and signs that may otherwise be attributed to brain injury acquired during development. We present an interesting case of a congenital abnormality of the atlas causing severe cervical spinal cord compression in a 9-year-old child, together with a discussion of the relevant aspects of spinal development and a review of the literature. Copyright © 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
CASE studies; CERVICAL vertebrae abnormalities; SPASTIC paralysis in children; CEREBRAL palsy; SPINAL cord compression
- Publication
Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2010, Vol 46, Issue 2, p146
- ISSN
1016-2291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000319560