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Type I atlanto-occipital dislocation complicated by non-communicating hydrocephalus - A case report.
- Source :
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Neurocirugia (English Edition) [Neurocirugia (Astur : Engl Ed)] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 45-50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 21. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Hydrocephalus, an extremely rare complication of craniocervical junction injuries, is postulated to result from compression of the fourth ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outlets by fractured and displaced bone fragments, a swollen upper spinal cord or adhesions formed after a traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage. We present the case of a 21-year-old woman for whom an injury to the cervical spine complicated by a type I atlanto-occipital dislocation contributed to the development of non-communicating hydrocephalus. The hydrocephalus was probably a consequence of impaired CSF circulation at the fourth ventricular outlets (the foramina of Luschka and Magendie), caused by post-haemorrhagic adhesions formed after severe injury to the craniocervical junction.<br /> (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2529-8496
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Neurocirugia (English Edition)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 36948459
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucie.2023.03.001