Peduncular hallucinosis following a transoral odontoidectomy for cranio-vertebral junction malformation. A case report.
This is a case report of a sixty-two years old man suffering from a cranio-vertebral malformation whose dens epistrophei was removed through a transoral approach. During the postoperative course, he experienced a transient peduncular hallucinosis probably caused by surgical trauma on his brainstem. The possible physiopathological, etiopathological, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of this rare phenomenon are discussed.
Qasho
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Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery II, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Lunardi
P
P
Mancinelli
I
I
Tatarelli
R
R
D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000601:surgery*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities*