Basilar impression and osteogenesis imperfecta in a three-year-old girl: CT and MRI

A 3-year-old girl with osteogenesis imperfecta developed symptomatic basilar impression. Her neurological symptoms were treated by foramen magnum decompression and laminectomy. This is an unusually young patient to have this condition.

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 1989, Vol.19 (2), p.142-143
Main Authors: RUSH, P. J, BERBRAYER, D, REILLY, B. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Malformations and congenital and or hereditary diseases involving bones. Joint deformations
Medical sciences
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - complications
Osteogenesis Imperfecta - diagnosis
Skull - abnormalities
Skull - diagnostic imaging
Skull - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 3-year-old girl with osteogenesis imperfecta developed symptomatic basilar impression. Her neurological symptoms were treated by foramen magnum decompression and laminectomy. This is an unusually young patient to have this condition.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/BF02387909