title: Traumatic central cord syndrome in a patient with Os odontoideum.
abstract: We report the case of a 33-year-old man who presented to the emergency department the morning after a motor vehicle accident with physical findings consistent with central cord syndrome. Radiographs of the cervical spine revealed os odontoideum. This abnormality of the odontoid process has not previously been described in association with central cord syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency, Denver General Hospital, Colorado 80204.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McGoldrick
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Marx
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed