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Surgical Neurology International • Vol 13
Regression of retro-odontoid pseudotumor following botulinum injection into cervical muscles
July 2022 • Masahiro Kawanishi, Hidekazu Tanaka, Yutaka Ito, Makoto Yamada, Kunio Yokoyama, Naokado Ikeda, Akira Sugie
Background: Posterior fixation of C1/2 has become more commonly performed to treat retro-odontoid pseudotumor (ROP). Here, we report a 60-year-old female with cervical dystonia (CD), whose ROP regressed and whose quadriparesis improved after a series of cervical intramuscular botulinum injections. Case Description: A 60-year-old female with 30 years of CD newly presented with a progressive quadriparesis. When the MRI showed ROP compression the cervical spinal cord, she refused surgery and underwent multiple cervic…
Medicine
Cervical Vertebrae
Botulinum Toxin