title: [Atlas fractures with paralysis of the caudal cranial nerves. A case report].
abstract: The fracture of the Atlas is a serious trauma, associated with important diagnostic traps. Whether operative or noninvasive treatment should be used depends on the type of fracture. Paralysis of brain nerves are exceptionally rare. We present a case in which fracture of the atlas was associated with paralysis of the 9th through 12th brain nerves, to which differential diagnostic considerations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Abteilung, Kreiskrankenhaus, Rheinfelden.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Henche
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lücking
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schumacher
mesh_terms: D061227:Accessory Nerve Injuries; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000293:injuries*; D020209:Cranial Nerve Injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D061287:Glossopharyngeal Nerve Injuries; D006801:Humans; D061228:Hypoglossal Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D061223:Vagus Nerve Injuries
vernacular_title: Atlasfrakturen mit Parese kaudaler Hirnnerven. Eine Fallbeschreibung.