It involves instability at the atlantoaxial joint, which connects the first two cervical vertebrae (C1 and C2). This instability can lead to severe neurological symptoms due to spinal cord ...
Background: Atlanto-axial instability (AAI) is a serious complication during Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). It can lead to severe neurological morbidity or mortality if left untreated (1).
There was no peripheral joint or ocular involvement but he had ... can occur in AS. Atlanto-axial subluxation in AS is likely more prevalent than currently appreciated leading to an underestimation of ...
His posture was similar in nature but much less pronounced and variable. The occipital pain remains absent and he has achieved a solid fusion. Rotary atlantoaxial subluxation can be caused by severe ...
A 47 year old housewife presented with a 3 year history of fleeting inflammatory pain and oedema affecting the small ... The Disease Activity Score for a 28 joint count (version 3) was 4.85.
A blockage of the atlanto-occipital joint causes unfocused dizziness, which in older people may well be accompanied by unstable gait, and, additionally, often headache and sensations of eye ...
Just like with human’s horses can experience a “pinched nerve” and other similar neck problems, including pain ... the primary motion of the atlanto-axial joint (C1 – C2) is rotation ...
Eight months after discharge, the patient presented with a history of progressive neck pain and stiffness and eventually bilateral upper limb weakness. MRI demonstrated a prevertebral abscess ...