Fracture of the odontoid process complicating tardive dystonia.
We report on a 57-year-old woman with frequent and powerful retrocollis. The involuntary movements combined with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis led to a fracture of the axial odontoid process. Neurologists with a focus on movement disorders should screen for diseases putting the patient at risk for spinal lesions and consider early treatment.
Konrad
Carsten
C
Department of Neurology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Muenster, Germany. konradc@uni-muenster.de
Vollmer-Haase
Juliane
J
Gaubitz
Markus
M
Nabavi
Darius G
DG
Reilmann
Ralf
R
Knecht
Stefan
S
D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; D001905:Botulinum Toxins