J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2002 Feb;31(2):192-194.

Progressive Quadriparesis following a Minor Trauma in a Patient with Klippel-Feil Syndrome: Case Report

• Kim KN
• Park KS
• Kim HW
• Chung CK

Abstract

Klippel-Feil syndrome is characterized by congenital fusion of cervical vertebrae with a wide range of associated anomaly. The authors present a 50-year-old Klippel-Feil syndrome patient with a minor trauma followed progressive quadriparesis. He had typical radiologic findings of type II Klippel-Feil syndrome and presented progressive myelopathy due to cord compression at foramen magnum level with cervical instability. The patient underwent craniocervical decompression and fusion. The authors reviewed the pertinent literatures and discussed this rare syndrome.

Keyword

Klippel-Feil syndrome; Myelopathy; Spinal instability; Occipitocervical fusion

MeSH Terms

Cervical Vertebrae
Decompression
Female
Foramen Magnum
Humans
Klippel-Feil Syndrome*
Middle Aged
Quadriplegia*
Spinal Cord Diseases