title: [Disorders of the cranio-spinal junction].
abstract: Seventy-three patients were treated due to cranio-cerebral junction disorders between 1980 and 1993. All patients were categorized into three groups depending on the disorder type: congenital (38%), traumatic (47%), or neoplastic (15%). In every group character of the lesion, neurological symptoms and indications for surgical or conservative management were analyzed. The outcome was following: neurological status was improved in 24 cases, in 30 cases the condition was stabilized, progressed in 18 cases and 1 patient died.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Klinik Neurochirurgii AM, Kierownik Kliniki.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zukiel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jankowski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kopras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Uszkodzenia połaczenia czaszkowo-kregosłupowego.