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Fracture of the odontoid process complicating tardive dystonia
Author(s) -
Konrad Carsten,
VollmerHaase Juliane,
Gaubitz Markus,
Nabavi Darius G.,
Reilmann Ralf,
Knecht Stefan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20122
Subject(s) - medicine , movement disorders , odontoid process , dystonia , rheumatoid arthritis , osteoporosis , neurological disorder , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cervical spine , central nervous system disease , psychiatry , disease
We report on a 57‐year‐old woman with frequent and powerful retrocollis. The involuntary movements combined with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis led to a fracture of the axial odontoid process. Neurologists with a focus on movement disorders should screen for diseases putting the patient at risk for spinal lesions and consider early treatment. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society