Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2015 Ventral epidural abscess with osteomyelitis at the craniocervical junction is a rare occurrence that typically mandates spinal cord decompression via a transoral approach.
Terry C. Burns +5 more
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Neurenteric CYST of the craniocervical junction. Case report
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021 Neurenteric cysts are uncommon benign endodermally-derived epithelial-lined cystic lesions of the central nervous system. We report a case of neurenteric cyst in the craniocervical junction and review of the literature.A 17-year-old boy complained of a 9-
J. Iglesias +7 more
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Sonography of the neonatal craniocervical junction [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1986 To determine the value of ultrasound scanning of the craniocervical junction in neonates via a posterior approach, we examined 50 infants with normal posterior fossae, 10 with congenital abnormalities, and eight with intracranial hemorrhage. Good evaluation of the cisterna magna, medulla, tonsils, vermis, cervical cord, and central canal was possible ...
B C, Cramer, S, Jequier, A M, O'Gorman
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Craniocervical fixation using inside-outside instrumentation
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2005 The clinical knowledge of biomechanics of atlantoaxial complex demonstrated that progressive instability tipically occurs after anterior decompression of the craniocervical junction.
José Alberto Landeiro +2 more
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Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to Foramen Magnum Meningioma—Technical Note and Case Example
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2018 Foramen magnum (FM) tumors represent one of the most complex cases for the neurosurgeon, due to their location in a very anatomically complex region surrounded by the brainstem and the lower cranial nerves, by bony elements of the craniocervical junction,
Flavio Ramalho Romero +2 more
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Cerebrospinal fluid leakage after turbinate submucosal diathermy: an unusual complication
Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2018 Submucosal diathermy of the inferior turbinate (SMDIT) is a generally safe procedure to control inferior turbinate hypertrophy. We present a case of a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak at the craniocervical junction after SMDIT done in another institution ...
Abdulaziz H. Abobotain +2 more
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Accessory atlantoaxial ligament avulsion fracture of the axis: Are there any clinical implications?
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2016 Injuries to the craniocervical support structures are frequently observed in neurotrauma cases. Stability of this region is of vital importance. Literature has mainly focused on three major ligaments of the craniocervical junction: The tectorial membrane,
Hamid Reza Niknejad +3 more
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Craniocervical junction abnormalities with atlantoaxial subluxation caused by ventral subluxation of C2 in a dog [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2017 Craniocervical junction abnormalities with atlantoaxial subluxation caused by ventral subluxation of C2 were diagnosed in a 6-month-old female Pomeranian with tetraplegia as a clinical sign.
Harumichi Itoh +10 more
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Launching the DCER (Distraction, Compression, Extension, and Reduction) Technique in Basilar Invagination and Atlantoaxial Dislocation: A Preliminary Report of Two Cases in Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023 Background and Importance: Developmental craniovertebral junction (CVJ) anomalies are often comprised of irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) and basilar invagination (BI) associated with the fusion of the C1 arch.
Seyed Reza Mousavi +5 more
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Use of Morphometric Mapping to Characterise Symptomatic Chiari-Like Malformation, Secondary Syringomyelia and Associated Brachycephaly in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To characterise the symptomatic phenotype of Chiari-like malformation (CM), secondary syringomyelia (SM) and brachycephaly in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel using morphometric measurements on mid-sagittal Magnetic Resonance images (MRI) of the brain ...
Susan P Knowler +9 more
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