Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Traumatic Hemiparesis Associated with Type III Klippel-Feil Syndrome

  • Park, Jin-Kyu (Department of Neurosurgery Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Huh, Han-Yong (Department of Neurosurgery Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Ryu, Kyeong-Sik (Department of Neurosurgery Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Chun-Kun (Department of Neurosurgery Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Published : 2007.08.30
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Abstract

Klippel-Feil Syndrome (KFS) is a complex congenital syndrome of osseous and visceral anomalies. It is mainly associated with multi-level cervical spine fusion with hypermobile normal segments. Therefore, a patient with KFS can be at risk of severe neurological symptoms even after a minor trauma. We report a patient with type III KFS who developed a hemiparesis after a minor trauma and was successfully managed with operation.

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