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Contribuição ao estudo das malformações occipito-cervical, particularmente da impressão basilar

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1952
The authors outline the development of the spine and skull, particularly of axis, atlas and occipital bone. As neuro-skeletal dysmorphisms, the occipito-cervical malformations belong to the neurodysplastic group. They are classified as skeletal anomalies,
Horacio M. Canelas, José Zaclis, Rolando A. Tenuto   +2 more
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Prevalence and associations of sella turcica bridging and cervical vertebral anomalies in lateral cephalometric radiographs: a retrospective study

Folia Morphologica
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sella turcica bridging (STB), ponticulus posticus, and posterior arch deficiency of the atlas on lateral cephalometric radiographs in an orthodontic population, and to evaluate their ...
Genta Agani Sabah, Yağmur Lena Sezici
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Unusual cause of high cervical myelopathy-C1 arch stenosis

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2018
Introduction: High cervical myelopathy can be rarely caused by the developmental anomalies of atlas. Patients with C1 arch stenosis can present in early childhood or later in life.
Lokesh S Nehete, Dhananjay I Bhat, M S Gopalakrishnan, Dhaval Shukla, Subhas Konar, Prashant Singh, Bhagavatula Indira Devi   +6 more
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Fractures of the cervical spine

Clinics, 2013
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to review the literature on cervical spine fractures. METHODS: The literature on the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of lower and upper cervical fractures and dislocations was reviewed.
Raphael Martus Marcon, Alexandre Fogaca Cristante, William Jacobsen Teixeira, Douglas Kenji Narasaki, Reginaldo Perilo Oliveira, Tarcisio Eloy Pessoa de Barros   +5 more
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Inferior Accessory Ossicle of Anterior Arch of Atlas: Case Report with 3D Visualisation [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Inferior accessory ossicle of anterior arch of atlas is a rare, albeit normal variant in relation to the cervical spine, invariably detected incidentally while investigating for other unrelated condition. Its existence should always be kept in mind while
RAHUL DEV, PANKAJ SHARMA, YASRAB KHAN
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A Morphological Study of Assimilation of Atlas Vertebrae and their Clinical Implications in Indian Population

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Atlas is the first cervical vertebra. Rarely, does the atlas vertebra fuse with the occipital bone, and this occipitalization of the atlas is known as the assimilation of the atlas.
Nishigandha Sadamate, Ravindra Vedpathak, Vilas Chimurkar   +2 more
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Acute Spinal Cord Contusion in a Patient with Multiple Upper Cervical Fractures, Parkinson’s Disease, and Torticollis: Surgical Management

Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2020
Case Report. Spine surgery in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves increased risk. We describe a case of cervical myelopathy in a patient with PD, multiple fractures involving the atlas and axis vertebrae, and spasmodic torticollis.
Sarah Merrill, Maziyar A. Kalani, Naresh P. Patel, Mark K. Lyons, Matthew T. Neal   +4 more
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Cervical Trauma Patients with Down Syndrome, Case Report

Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2020
Dislocations of the atlantooccipital junction are rarely encountered fatal injuries, and occur with high energy traumas. Although atlantoaxial rotational instabilities are mostly seen after upper respiratory tract infections in children, trauma and ...
Erkan Güvenç, Merve Saka Güvenç, Burcu Demirdöven   +2 more
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Atlantodental Osteoarthritis as a Cause of Upper Cervical Myelopathy: A Case Report

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Atlantoaxial instability frequently causes extrinsic cervical myelopathy via anterior displacement of the posterior arch of the atlas. However, upper cervical myelopathy resulting from atlantodental osteoarthritis with the hypertrophic dens due to ...
Suat Eren, Mecit Kantarci, Orhan Deniz
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Cranio-cervical conundrum; Enigmatic complete atlanto-occipital assimilation with Chairi I malformation

Radiology Case Reports
Atlanto-occipital assimilation is extremely rare congenital anomaly, characterized by partial or complete fusion of atlas and occipital bone leading to altered cranio-cervical junction anatomy.
Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Mariam Shah, Madiha Saeed Wahla, Nasir Khan, Amna Mehboob, Sabiyal Saghir, Alishbah Ziad   +6 more
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