Syringomyelia in infants secondary to mobile congenital atlantoaxial dislocation.
We report a characteristic pattern of 'waist-like' syringomyelia observed in three infants having mobile and reducible congenital atlantoaxial dislocation. The syringomyelia in at least two of these cases was diagnosed to be an intramedullary tumor. Following atlantoaxial fixation, all three patients had long-term recovery of their symptoms.
Goel
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Department of Neurosurgery, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. atulgoel62@hotmail.com
Muzumdar
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Dange
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D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology