Citation

Blumbergs PC, Oatey PE, Sandhu A, Thomas AC, Simpson DA. Zentralbl. Neurochir. 1991; 52(2): 89-93.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1950227

Abstract

A case of atlanto-occipital dislocation with incomplete pondomedullary brainstem tear is reported; it resulted from a high-speed motorboat accident. The 43 year old man exhibited a locked-in syndrome; the diagnosis was made with MRI and verified by autopsy. With modern methods of life support, prolonged survival after such injuries is unfortunately sometimes possible.

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