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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Torticollis as an early manifestation of basilar invagination in a paediatric patient.

Nehal Shata, Jumanah Ali, Nouf ALNosani, Ramsay MacNay

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Nehal ShataMcMaster Children's Hospital/ Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada nehalshata@gmail.com.
Jumanah AliMcMaster Children's Hospital/ Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Nouf ALNosaniMcMaster Children's Hospital/ Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Ramsay MacNayMcMaster Children's Hospital/ Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes the clinical journey of a male patient in early childhood with developmental delay, failure to thrive, worsening right-sided head tilt torticollis and regression of motor skills with spasticity of the lower limbs. The case was complex due to the early onset and gradually worsening symptoms, including a decline in established motor milestones. Genetic testing to investigate the delayed neurodevelopment revealed a

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TorticollisChild, PreschoolCOVID-19Decompression, SurgicalDevelopmental DisabilitiesForamen MagnumHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePlatybasiaSpinal Cord CompressionFailure to thriveNeuroimagingNeurosurgeryPediatricsSpinal cord

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PMID39694648
PMCPMC11667147

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