An Odontoid Fracture Causing Apnea, Cardiac Instability, and Quadriplegia

Autor:	Christian A. Bowers, Gregory F. Jost, Andrew T. Dailey
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid RC86-88.9
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Critical Care, Vol 2012 (2012)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2090-6420 2090-6439
DOI:	10.1155/2012/821565
Popis:	Odontoid fractures are typically associated with low rates of acute neurologic deficit and morbidity/mortality in nonelderly patients. In the patient in this case, traumatic injury triggered by a syncopal event led to a combined C1-C2 fracture and a fatal spinal cord injury with apnea, quadriplegia, and cardiovascular instability. We briefly review the anatomical basis for the pathophysiology of cardiac dysfunction following high-cervical spine injury and present an example of a worst-case scenario.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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