Vega GAE, Medina ILM, Carrillo MRA, Sánchez CJ, Gómez PMG

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 192-195
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ABSTRACT

The craniocervical joint malformations are unusual and difficult to be well characterized. Important to recognize normal anatomy and its variants in order not to confuse them with other kind of lesions, especially traumatic ones, then identify the possible neurological repercussions and establish an adequate short and long-term treatment. Presenting the case of a female patient, that after a visit to a theme park ride, presents neurological symptoms that despite pain killers treatment shows no improvement, reason enough for her physician to ask for MRI to achieve a broad examination.

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