• World Neurosurg · Sep 2020

    Case Reports

    Familial os-odontoideum- a case report.

    • Apurva Prasad, Abhidha Shah, Sumeet Sasane, and Atul Goel.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
    • World Neurosurg. 2020 Sep 1; 141: 215-218.

    BackgroundTo add to the confusion in the debate on pathogenesis of os-odontoideum, an additional report of its occurrence in two members of the same family is reported.Case DescriptionThis is a report of a rare coincidence wherein both father (51 years old) and daughter (25 years old) were diagnosed to have os odontoideum and presented with crippling neurologic deficits.ConclusionsFollowing atlantoaxial fixation, both recovered in their symptoms. Investigations revealed no genetic abnormality. Literature on the subject is briefly reviewed.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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