CRANIOVERTEBRAL ABNORMALITIES: THE SYSTEMATIZATION PRINCIPLES,THEORIES, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS (LITERATURE REVIEW)

Stab wound in the Craniovertebral spine:Case report and literature review

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) due to stab injuries are relatively rare (< 1.5% of SCIs) [1], and their surgical management is controversial [1-3]. The incidence of vertebral artery injury in penetrating neck trauma is around 7.4% for stab wounds [4]. We report a unique case of upper cervical spine impalement in which the knife tip was lodged in the occipitocervical level and our surgical strategy...

Camurati-Engelmann disease. Genetics and clinical manifestations with a review of the literature.

Electrocardiographic manifestations: electrolyte abnormalities.

Because myocyte depolarization and repolarization depend on intra- and extracellular shifts in ion gradients, abnormal serum electrolyte levels can have profound effects on cardiac conduction and the electrocardiogram (EKG). Changes in extracellular potassium, calcium, and magnesium levels can change myocyte membrane potential gradients and alter the cardiac action potential. These changes can ...

Eccrine Porocarcinoma Presenting with Unusual Clinical Manifestations: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare neoplasm that originates from the intraepidermal ductal portion of the eccrine sweat gland, and it usually occurs on the pre-existing lesion of benign eccine poroma. Its occurrence is more common in females and elderly persons. We present a case of a 44-year-old man who suffered from eccrine porocarcinoma, which developed on the right scrotum and pelvic area with...

Vertebral Artery Anomalies at the Craniovertebral Junction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Study Design Case report. Objective The objective of this study was to report a case of an unstable C1 burst fracture in the setting of a vertebral artery anomaly at the craniovertebral junction. Methods A 55-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with severe neck pain after falling approximately 15 feet and landing on his head. Computed tomography scan of the cervical spine revealed an unst...