Acute neck pain due to calcifications surrounding the odontoid process: The crowned dens syndrome
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A Rare Case of Parkinson's Disease with Severe Neck Pain Owing to Crowned Dens Syndrome
BACKGROUND Pain is regarded as one of the most common nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, musculoskeletal pain has been reported as the most common type of PD-associated pain. Crowned dens syndrome (CDS), related to microcrystalline deposition in the periodontoid process, is the main cause of acute or chronic cervical pain. CASE PRESENTATION This report describes the...
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acute fever, occipital pain and neck stiffness. His medical history included pseudogout of the right knee, which was confirmed by the presence of chondrocalcinosis on a radiograph and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals in fluid obtained by arthrocentesis. His mentation was normal, and he had limited cervical motion in all directions. His erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 100 mm/h, and hi...
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We report a case of CPPD crowned dens syndrome in an 87 year white old male with a known history of pseudogout, with clinical and radiological features characteristic of this syndrome. Interestingly, there was significant mass effect on the clivus, with clivus erosion and destruction, a finding that has not previously been described with this syndrome. The clinical and radiological characterist...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis & Rheumatism
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0004-3591,1529-0131
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780281215