Occipitocondylar hyperplasia: an unusual craniovertebral junction anomaly causing myelopathy. Case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors of this brief case report describe a previously unreported developmental variant of the craniovertebral junction. A 10-year-old girl who presented with cervical myelopathy was found to have cervicomedullary compression by hypertrophic occipital condyles. Decompression was achieved via a midline dorsal approach with no complications. The embryology of this area is briefly reviewed to attempt to explain the origin of this anomaly.
Medical subject headings
- Occipital Bone
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Spinal Cord Diseases