Case report: Congenital absence of the dens

A 36-year-old man presented with headache and right upper and lower limb weakness for 10 days. MRI revealed absence of the odontoid process of the C2 vertebral body, with resultant atlantoaxial dislocation along with myelomalacic changes involving the cervicomedullary junction.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bajaj, Manish, Jangid, Hemant, Vats, AK, Meena, ML
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Musculoskeletal
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20607020
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.63050
Descripción
Sumario:A 36-year-old man presented with headache and right upper and lower limb weakness for 10 days. MRI revealed absence of the odontoid process of the C2 vertebral body, with resultant atlantoaxial dislocation along with myelomalacic changes involving the cervicomedullary junction.

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