Traumatic cervical spondyloptosis has almost always been associated with disabling neurological deficit and we could only find one case without a neurological deficit reported in the literature. A 42 year old man suffering from severe neck pain following a high speed motor vehicle accident was admitted to our hospital. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized tomography (CT) of the cer...

Study Design Case report and review of the literature. Objectives Case report of a traumatic dissection of all major brain-supplying arteries resulting from a horseback-riding accident. Overview of the literature on diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations. Methods Case presentation. For the discussion, handpicked articles and PubMed database research with the keywords "dissection," "vertebra...

The beginning of 21 century was marked by an enormous increase in the number of traffic accidents, which led to an increasing number of multiple injured patients with associated injuries, especially injuries of cervical spine, because of its anatomical features. Even in the era of modern diagnostic procedures, cervical spine injuries are still often overlooked, especially in multiple injured pa...

L5S1 fracture-dislocations are rare three-column injuries. The infrequency of this injury has led to a lack of a universally accepted treatment strategy. Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) has been shown to be an effective approach for interbody fusion in degenerative indications, but has not been previously reported in the operative management of traumatic lumbosacral dislocation. T...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the presence of asymptomatic critical carotid stenosis (ASCCS) increases the risk of perioperative stroke during open-heart surgery, which carries a well-established risk of cerebrovascular accidents. DESIGN A case series. SETTING A university-affiliated hospital that is a major referral centre for cardiovascular surgery. PATIENTS Forty-six patients with A...

Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by small stature, intellectual disability, and accelerated pathologic aging. Through the Cockayne Syndrome Natural History Study, we have identified 8 cases of acute hepatic failure after metronidazole administration (8% of our cohort), 3 of which were fatal. The interval between initial administration and death was 6 to 11 days. T...