title: The clinical characteristics and therapy of syndrome of craniocerebral-cervical vertebral injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical characteristics and new treatment for syndrome of craniocerebral-cervical vertebral injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 52 patients with head injury accompanied by neck injury were analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Craniocerebral injury could result in damage to cervical vertebrae, muscles, vessels and nerves, and even cause vertebral artery injury, which may lead to insufficient blood-supply of vertebral-basal artery. All patients were treated with cervical vertebral traction and the results were good.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acute craniocerebral injury with symptom of insufficient blood-supply of vertebral-basal artery, evident neurosis and atlas-axis half-dislocation in X-ray should be treated by cervical vertebral traction, which will yield better outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, China. liusheng2088@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuan-xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome