Grisel's syndrome:: a case of potentially lethal spinal cord injury in the adult
IH Tekkök, G Akpinar, MM Sumer
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): IH Tekkök, G Akpinar, MM Sumer | Yıl: 2002 | Dergi/Kurum: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY | İndeks: WOS.SCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: atlantoaxial subluxation, Grisel's syndrome, spinal cord injury — Özet: A 22-year-old woman presented with respiratory difficulty and quadripares
A 22-year-old woman presented with respiratory difficulty and quadriparesis two weeks after an upper respiratory tract infection, CT showed mild (Type I) rotatory atiantoaxial subluxation, but MRI demonstrated a severely contused and oedematous spinal cord at C2-3. The case was managed conservatively with collar, steroid and antibiotics. The outcome was excellent.