Collet-Sicard syndrome after minor head trauma.
Occipital condyle fractures are rare and are usually associated with severe head and cervical spine injury. A 71-year-old man developed unilateral palsies of the 9th through 12th cranial nerves (Collet-Sicard syndrome) due to a fracture of the occipital condyle, which was diagnosed by computed tomography. He was treated conservatively and made a good recovery.
Hashimoto
T
T
Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Rosai Hospital, Japan.
Watanabe
O
O
Takase
M
M
Koniyama
J
J
Kobota
M
M
D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D061227:Accessory Nerve Injuries; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D061287:Glossopharyngeal Nerve Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D061228:Hypoglossal Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D061223:Vagus Nerve Injuries