%0 Journal Article %1 Angelini1982 %A Angelini, L. %A Broggi, G. %A Nardocci, N. %A Savoiardo, M. %D 1982 %J Childs Brain %K Cerebral Palsy; Cervical Vertebrae; Child; Dystonia; Female; Humans; Lordosis; Myelography; Scoliosis; Spinal Cord Compression; Torsion %N 5 %P 354--357 %T Subacute cervical myelopathy in a child with cerebral palsy. Secondary to torsion dystonia? %V 9 %X A 12-year-old girl with a spastic dystonic tetraparesis due to cerebral palsy showed a subacute cervical myelopathy. X-ray films of the cervical spine demonstrated a subluxation of C4 on C5. Myelography and computerized tomography of the cervical spine performed under general anesthesia demonstrated only a minimal rotation of C3 with respect to C4 and a rather narrow cervical canal. In the reported case the most important factor in the spinal cord impairment was probably the anterior-slipping of the 4th cervical vertebra. The subluxation, secondary to torsion dystonia as demonstrated by its relief during general anesthesia, very likely caused a long-standing, although intermittent, spinal cord compression.

@article{Angelini1982, abstract = {A 12-year-old girl with a spastic dystonic tetraparesis due to cerebral palsy showed a subacute cervical myelopathy. X-ray films of the cervical spine demonstrated a subluxation of C4 on C5. Myelography and computerized tomography of the cervical spine performed under general anesthesia demonstrated only a minimal rotation of C3 with respect to C4 and a rather narrow cervical canal. In the reported case the most important factor in the spinal cord impairment was probably the anterior-slipping of the 4th cervical vertebra. The subluxation, secondary to torsion dystonia as demonstrated by its relief during general anesthesia, very likely caused a long-standing, although intermittent, spinal cord compression.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T17:40:38.000+0200}, author = {Angelini, L. and Broggi, G. and Nardocci, N. and Savoiardo, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ffc927c3615322cc417115cbab075a34/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {703326737bad7d219ab84f03b834fef2}, intrahash = {ffc927c3615322cc417115cbab075a34}, journal = {Childs Brain}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Cervical Vertebrae; Child; Dystonia; Female; Humans; Lordosis; Myelography; Scoliosis; Spinal Cord Compression; Torsion}, number = 5, pages = {354--357}, pmid = {7128247}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T17:40:38.000+0200}, title = {Subacute cervical myelopathy in a child with cerebral palsy. Secondary to torsion dystonia?}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 9, year = 1982 }