title: Hydrocephalus and secondary syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone due to rheumatoid vertical atlantoaxial subluxation.
abstract: We describe symptomatic hydrocephalus and secondary syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone as clinical manifestations of vertical atlantoaxial subluxation in a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis. We found no reports of this association as a complication of rheumatoid cervical involvement. We discuss the difficulties of differential diagnosis and treatment in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, La Paz Hospital, Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Naredo Sánchez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carceller Benito
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campos Fernandez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perez Alvarez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez de Ayala
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin Mola
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed