title: Atlantoaxial dislocation in a child with generalized primary dystonia.
abstract: We describe a 10-year-old boy with generalized dystonia who developed spastic quadriparesis within 1 month of dystonia onset. On neuroimaging, a craniovertebral junction anomaly with atlantoaxial dislocation and compressive myelopathy was present. We postulate that dystonia involving the neck led to atlantoaxial dislocation in this child with a craniovertebral junction anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: Suvasini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Daljit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion