title: A delayed diagnosis of an unstable os odontoideum.
abstract: We report the case of a 2-year old child from Kuwait with known history of tetraparesis from birth. Radiological evaluation including computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed an unstable orthotopic os odontoideum which was complicated by cervical myelopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06097 Halle (Saale), Germany. alex.surow@medizin.uni-halle.de
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surov
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: R-P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Spielmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities*