A surgical case of C1 arch stenosis: A case report and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Isolated symptomatic cervical stenosis of the atlas is quite rare; there have been 11 cases reported in literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 76-year-old male presented with myelopathy attributed to C1 arch stenosis. Neuroimaging studies revealed posterior atlas compression of the spinal cord....

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Autor principal: Yunoki, Masatoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7982106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33767875
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_822_2019
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Isolated symptomatic cervical stenosis of the atlas is quite rare; there have been 11 cases reported in literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 76-year-old male presented with myelopathy attributed to C1 arch stenosis. Neuroimaging studies revealed posterior atlas compression of the spinal cord. Following a cervical laminectomy involving excision of the arch of the atlas, and the patient’s symptoms resolved. CONCLUSION: C1 stenosis resulting in cervical myelopathy due to posterior compression from the arch of the atlas is easily missed. Notably, C1 arch laminectomy may be very effective in resolving this entity.

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