C1–C2 Instability Associated with Periodontoid Inflammatory Tissue Leading to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Abstract The authors present a case of atlantoaxial instability associated with C1–C2 inflammatory tissue leading to subarachnoid hemorrhage. A 65-year-old male patient arrived in June 2011 to the emergency unit for cervical pain and fever. Imaging studies documented periodontoid pseudotumor at C1–C...

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Main Authors: Riccardo Draghi, Lorenzo Giammattei, Pietro Scarone, Giordano Lanfranchi, Angelica Bava, Mauro Pluderi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2015-12-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1568998