Case report: Congenital absence of the dens

Abstract A 36-year-old man presented with headache and right upper and lower limb weakness for 10 days. MRI revealed absence of the odontoid process of the C2 vertebral body, with resultant atlantoaxial dislocation along with myelomalacic changes involving the cervicomedullary junction.

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Published inThe Indian journal of radiology & imaging Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 109 - 111
Main Authors Bajaj, Manish, Jangid, Hemant, Vats, AK, Meena, ML
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd 01.04.2010
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Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart
Medknow Publications
Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Abnormalities
absent
Atlanto-axial joint
Case reports
congenital
dens
Magnetic resonance imaging
Methods
Musculoskeletal
Properties
Vertebrae, Cervical
India
dens
Absent
congenital
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Summary:Abstract A 36-year-old man presented with headache and right upper and lower limb weakness for 10 days. MRI revealed absence of the odontoid process of the C2 vertebral body, with resultant atlantoaxial dislocation along with myelomalacic changes involving the cervicomedullary junction.
ISSN:0971-3026
0970-2016
0971-3026
1998-3808
DOI:10.4103/0971-3026.63050