Another Case of Multilevel Cervical Disconnection Syndrome Presenting as Neonatal Encephalopathy

Multilevel cervical disconnection syndrome (MCDS) is a rare malformation of the cervical spine previously documented in two toddlers. We present a case of a newborn first thought to have hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy who was subsequently diagnosed with MCDS. The possibility of in utero presentatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Brady, Kaylan M., Blau, Jonathan A., Serras, Spencer J., Neuman, Jeremy T., Sidlow, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6220399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30473896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7908753
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Sumario:Multilevel cervical disconnection syndrome (MCDS) is a rare malformation of the cervical spine previously documented in two toddlers. We present a case of a newborn first thought to have hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy who was subsequently diagnosed with MCDS. The possibility of in utero presentation of the syndrome in this patient and the categorization of this syndrome in the spectrum of basilar skull/upper cervical malformation syndromes is discussed.

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