• World Neurosurg · Mar 2019

    Review Case Reports

    Spontaneous fractures in the setting of extensive craniocervical pneumatisation - case report and literature review.

    • Ming-Sheng Lim and George F Kaar.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. Electronic address: mingsheng.lim@gmail.com.
    • World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar 1; 123: 165-167.

    BackgroundCranial pneumatization in humans is normally confined to the paranasal sinuses and the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bones.Case DescriptionWe present a case of left-sided fractures of the occipital condyle and lateral mass of the atlas in the setting of extensive craniocervical pneumatization but in the absence of trauma, with a resulting unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy.ConclusionsWe discussed the possible etiology of this rare disease, its management, and prognosis.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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