Multiple cranial nerve palsies due to a hyperextension injury to the cervical spine. Case report

L Rosa; M Carol; R Bellegarrigue; T B Ducker

doi:10.3171/jns.1984.61.1.0172

Multiple cranial nerve palsies due to a hyperextension injury to the cervical spine. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1984 Jul;61(1):172-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.1984.61.1.0172.

Authors

L Rosa, M Carol, R Bellegarrigue, T B Ducker

PMID: 6726393
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1984.61.1.0172

Abstract

The case of a patient with multiple bilateral cranial nerve palsies and spinal cord sparing secondary to a stable hyperextension injury to C-1 is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cervical Vertebrae
Cranial Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Cranial Nerve Diseases / surgery
Female
Humans
Paralysis / etiology*
Paralysis / surgery
Spinal Injuries / complications*
Spinal Injuries / surgery