Foramen magnum stenosis in homozygous achondroplasia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1986 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:European Journal of Pediatrics, volume 145, pages 545-547 (issn: 0340-6199, eissn: 1432-1076,

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Authors: J T, Hecht; W A, Horton; I J, Butler; W D, Goldie; M E, Miner; R, Shannon; R M, Pauli;

doi: 10.1007/bf02429060

pmid: 3816858

Foramen magnum stenosis in homozygous achondroplasia

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Abstract

A 4-month-old female with homozygous achondroplasia and daytime apnea was found to have a small foramen magnum by computerized tomography. Following suboccipital craniectomy and C1-C2 laminectomy respiratory problems did not recur during a 7 month post-operative period. We suggest that the respiratory problems in homozygous achondroplasia may be due to brainstem compression from an abnormally small foramen magnum.

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Keywords

Apnea, Humans, Infant, Female, Constriction, Pathologic, Foramen Magnum, Cervical Atlas, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Axis, Cervical Vertebra, Achondroplasia

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