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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

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GUSMAO, Sebastião Silva; SILVEIRA, Roberto Leal  and  ARANTES, Aluízio. Surgical treatment of the occipital condyle fracture: case report. Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr. [online]. 2001, vol.59, n.1, pp. 134-137. ISSN 0004-282X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2001000100029.

We present a case of fracture of the occipital condyle showing neck pain, lesion of IX, X and XII cranial nerves and pyramidal syndrome of the four members. A review of the literature about the surgical treatment of the occipital condyle fracture is done.

Keywords : craniocervical injury; occipital condyle fracture.

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