Cervicomedullary compression by separate atlantal lateral mass.
Compression of the cervicomedullary junction can result from a variety of congenital craniovertebral anomalies. We report an unusual case of cervicomedullary compression by a free lateral atlantal mass associated with contralateral occipito-atlantal fusion.
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
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D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014103:Torticollis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology