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Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation with long-term survival

N Yamaguchi¹, K Ikeda, J Ishise

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine.

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

|January 1, 1996

Summary

A traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child caused severe spinal cord injury. Occipital-cervical fusion and spinal cord stimulation improved consciousness but not motor function.

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Area of Science:

Pediatric Traumatology
Neurosurgery
Spinal Cord Injury Research

Background:

Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation is a rare and devastating injury.
Cervicomedullary injury associated with this dislocation often results in severe neurological deficits.