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8146741

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
We describe a rare case of cervical canal stenosis at the level of the atlas, presenting with cervical myelopathy as an initial symptom. A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a 4-month history of gait disturbance and clumsiness in both hands. He had no history of trauma, and showed left-sided hemihyperesthesia and mild quadriplegia with exaggerated deep tendon reflexes. Plain cervical tomography revealed marked spinal canal stenosis, with the diameter of 8.0 mm at the level of the atlas. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated severe compression of the spinal cord at the atlas, with an extensive high intensity area indicating edema on T2-weighted images. The patient showed an excellent recovery after laminectomy of the atlas combined with decompression of the lower posterior fossa of the foramen magnum and dural plasty.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0090-3019
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
238-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Spinal canal stenosis at the level of the atlas: case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports