Early foramen magnum decompression in a 22-month-old child with Morquio Syndrome: Case report and literature review

Early foramen magnum decompression in a 22-month-old child with Morquio Syndrome: Case report and literature review

Introduction: Morquio syndrome is a rare form of mucopolysaccharidosis (Type IV-A) where intelligence is unaffected, skeletal anomalies are frequent and characteristic due to deposition of keratin sulphate in the skeletal system. Craniovertebral junction anomalies in these patients are frequently th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Akash Prabhu, MBBS, V. Vivek, MS, MCh, K. Visvanathan, DNB,FRCS, Jayesh Gupta, MBBS, K. Bhaskar Naidu, MS,MCh, K. Ganesh, MCh,DNB
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Atlantoaxial instability
Cervical myelopathy
Craniovertebral junction anomaly
Early Intervention
Morquio syndrome
Pediatric spine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475192200175X

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475192200175X

Similar Items