Spur on posterior arch of atlas with fatal spinal cord compression - a case report
Eur. j. anat
; 20(1): 87-91, ene. 2016. ilus
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The atlas vertebra has many developmental variations in its structure, mainly on its posterior arch with prevalence varying from 0.69% to 4%. It includes a spur on the anterior arch, a thickened anterior arch, posterior pointiculus and incomplete posterior arch among others. Some of the variations are associated with spinal stenosis, such as hypoplastic arch and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. The anomalies are generally asymptomatic, but occasionally cause neck pain, and rarely myelopathy. In the case reported here, a spur was present in the midline on the anterior surface of the posterior arch of the atlas. This led to gradual compression of the cervical spinal cord with progressive quadriplegia, numbness and death. Myelopathy was confirmed by histopathology
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Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados nacionais
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Atlas Cervical
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Compressão da Medula Espinal
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Osteófito
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Eur. j. anat
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences/India