Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation with survival: a case report and review of the literature.
The number of patients who have survived traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation, the usual outcome of which is death from brain stem transection, has increased in the past two decades due to improvements in on-scene resuscitation and transportation. This case of survival after traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation is of interest because the patient had a complete neurologic recovery and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study was obtained to confirm the diagnosis and rule out associated injuries.
Harmanli
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Department of Surgery, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington.
Koyfman
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D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male