[Surgical treatment of the occipital condyle fracture: case report].
We present a case of fracture of the occipital condyle showing neck pain, lesion of IX, X and XII cranial nerves and pyramidal syndrome of the four members. A review of the literature about the surgical treatment of the occipital condyle fracture is done.
Gusmão
S S
SS
Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Madre Teresa, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. gusmao@medicina.ufmg.br
Silveira
R L
RL
Arantes
A
A
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed