A Case Report of Atlanto-occipital Assimilation

Autor:	Ashwini S Shetty, Venumadhav Nelluri, Raghu Jetti, Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagandla
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Foramen magnum medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Occipital bone General Medicine Anatomy Neurovascular bundle Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Atlas (anatomy) medicine Arnold chiari business Jugular foramen Cisternal puncture
Zdroj:	Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science. 17:169-171
ISSN:	2076-0299 2223-4721
DOI:	10.3329/bjms.v17i1.35301
Popis:	Background: Congenital fusion of atlas to the basiocciput is defined as atlanto-occipital assimilation/occipitalization of atlas.Case report: During the norma basalis demonstration session of skull, we have noticed an assimilation/occipitalization of atlas vertebra. Atlas fusion may be complete or partial; assimilation of atlas is associated with neurovascular and skeletal anomalies.Conclusion: Atlanto-occipital fusion may reduce the dimensions of foramen magnum thereby leads to brain stem compression causing the consequent neurological complications. Present case may pose difficulty in performing cisternal puncture. This anomaly has high clinical significance as it mimics the Arnold Chiari malformation.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(1) 2018 p.169-171
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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