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.
Department of Neurology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Muenster, Germany. konradc@uni-muenster.de
Carsten
C
Konrad
Juliane
J
Vollmer-Haase
Markus
M
Gaubitz
Darius G
DG
Nabavi
Ralf
R
Reilmann
Stefan
S
Knecht
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