| Literature DB >> 3816858 |
J T Hecht, W A Horton, I J Butler, W D Goldie, M E Miner, R Shannon, R M Pauli.
Abstract
A 4-month-old female with homozygous achondroplasia and daytime apnea was found to have a small foramen magnum by computerized tomography. Following suboccipital craniectomy and C1-C2 laminectomy respiratory problems did not recur during a 7 month post-operative period. We suggest that the respiratory problems in homozygous achondroplasia may be due to brainstem compression from an abnormally small foramen magnum.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3816858 DOI: 10.1007/bf02429060
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN: 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183