Grisel’s Syndrome : A Rare Complication following Adenotonsillectomy
Joint Authors
Aycicek, Abdullah
Bucak, Abdulkadir
Miman, Murat Cem
Kacar, Emre
Ulu, Sahin
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Grisel’s syndrome is a nontraumatic atlantoaxial subluxation which is usually secondary of an infection or an inflammation at the head and neck region.
It can be observed after surgery of head and neck region.
Etiopathogenesis has not been clearly described yet, but increased looseness of paraspinal ligament is thought to be responsible.
Patients typically present with painful torticollis.
Diagnosis of Grisel’s syndrome is largely based on suspicion of the patient who has recently underwent surgery or history of infection in head and neck region.
Physical examination and imaging techniques assist in diagnosis.
Therefore, clinicians should be aware of acute nontraumatic torticollis after recently applied the head and neck surgery or undergone upper respiratory tract infection.
In this paper, a case of an eight-year-old male patient who had Grisel’s syndrome after adenotonsillectomy is discussed with review of the literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bucak, Abdulkadir& Ulu, Sahin& Aycicek, Abdullah& Kacar, Emre& Miman, Murat Cem. 2014. Grisel’s Syndrome : A Rare Complication following Adenotonsillectomy. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bucak, Abdulkadir…[et al.]. Grisel’s Syndrome : A Rare Complication following Adenotonsillectomy. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bucak, Abdulkadir& Ulu, Sahin& Aycicek, Abdullah& Kacar, Emre& Miman, Murat Cem. Grisel’s Syndrome : A Rare Complication following Adenotonsillectomy. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491784
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491784