Kimmerle Anomaly and Drop Attacks in Adolescent
| Autor: | Enrico Finale, Andrea Guala, Fabrizio La Rocca, Fulvio Guccione, Mauro Martinetti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Anomaly (natural sciences) Population Neurological examination Fainting Electroencephalography General Earth and Planetary Sciences Medicine Medical history Neurosurgery medicine.symptom business education General Environmental Science First aid |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 3:255-256 |
| ISSN: | 2374-2151 |
| Popis: | A. is 12 years old and comes to the first aid for a fainting spell during gym class. Pediatric and Neurological examination, ECG, EEG and RMN are all negatives. The medical history is negative regarding the main causes of Drop Attacks. Only one cervicodorsal radiography allows diagnosis of Kimmerly’s anomaly. The Kimmerly’s anomaly occurs in adults in 14% of the population, but is extremely rare in adolescents. The conduct adopted, after discussion with the neurologist and neurosurgeon, is waiting and symptoms monitoring. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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