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Spinal Cord Involvement in Heritable Skeletal Dysplasias

  • A.B. Todorov (a1), S.E. Kopits (a2) and G.B. Udvarhelyi (a3)
Abstract

The neurological complications encountered in selected heritable skeletal dysplasias are described. The neurologic deficit may be caused by static (localized spinal cord compression; small spinal canal syndrome) or dynamic (atlantoaxial dislocation) involvement of the spinal cord. The neurologic symptoms have to be recognized early, as neurosurgical management is possible and may definitely improve the neurological condition.

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Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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  • EISSN: 2059-6324
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