Cranio-vertebral junction anomaly –presenting as cervical myelopathy

Transoral Surgery for Cranio-cervical Junction Compression

Quantification of Pediatric Cervical Spine Growth at the Cranio-Vertebral Junction

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate morphological change at the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) region using computed tomography. METHODS A total of 238 patients were included in this study, and mean age was 47.8±21.3 months. Spinal canal diameter, Power's ratio, McRae line, antero-posterior C1 ring height, atlantoaxial joint space, C2 growth, epidural space from the dens (M...

Posterior occipito cervical decompression with fixation and fusion in Cranio vertebral junction compression

Objective To find out the clinical outcome of posterior decompression with occipitocervical fixation and fusion in patients with Craniovertebral junction instability. Methods Eighty consecutive patients of cranio vertebral junction (CVJ) compression were treated in the department of neurosurgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi over a period of 05 years from 1st January 201...

Dyspnea as the Presenting Symptom of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Background  A case report of acute unilateral hemidiaphragm paralysis and resultant dyspnea due to cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is described. Case Report  An 82-year-old man presented with a nonproductive cough, chest congestion, hoarseness, and shortness of breath on ambulation. The patient underwent cardiac catheterization, which revealed extensive stenosis of the major cardiac arter...

A pictorial essay: Congenital malformations of the cranio- cervical junction