[Atlas fractures with paralysis of the caudal cranial nerves. A case report]

The fracture of the Atlas is a serious trauma, associated with important diagnostic traps. Whether operative or noninvasive treatment should be used depends on the type of fracture. Paralysis of brain nerves are exceptionally rare. We present a case in which fracture of the atlas was associated with paralysis of the 9th through 12th brain nerves, to which differential diagnostic considerations are discussed.