Buttock carbuncle with severe hypothermia and disturbed consciousness: When os odontoideum is the answer

•Os odontoideum is an uncommon lesion of the second cervical vertebra, it has an independent ossicle with smooth cortical margin.•Os odontoideum are usually asymptomatic but may lead to catastrophic spinal cord injury even in minor trauma.•Surgery may not always be indicated for os odontoideum unles...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2020-09, Vol.196, p.105914-105914, Article 105914
Main Authors: Liu, Lincoln, Chen, Shiu-Jau, Tsai, Cheng-Chia, Chiang, Ming-Fu, Yang, Chih-Chuan, Lin, Jui-Feng, Hu, Chao-Kai, Lin, Hsin-Yao, Lee, Ching-Yi, Chan, Yun-Kai
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Language:English
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Cardiac arrhythmia
Consciousness
Emergency medical care
Food intake
High cervical spine injury
Hypotension
Hypothermia
Hypotheses
Magnetic resonance imaging
Neurogenic shock
Os odontoideum
Patients
Sepsis
Trauma
Vertebrae
Vital signs
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Summary:•Os odontoideum is an uncommon lesion of the second cervical vertebra, it has an independent ossicle with smooth cortical margin.•Os odontoideum are usually asymptomatic but may lead to catastrophic spinal cord injury even in minor trauma.•Surgery may not always be indicated for os odontoideum unless symptoms arise.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105914