Klippel-Feil syndrome

Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Feb;26(2):252.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.04.017.

Abstract

A healthy 19-year-old man presented with signs and symptoms of central cord syndrome after a moderate fall. He had congenital fusion of multiple cervical vertebrae consistent with Klippel-Feil syndrome. This disorder, although rare, is important for emergency medicine physicians to recognize as a risk factor for cervical cord syndromes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls*
  • Adult
  • Central Cord Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Humans
  • Klippel-Feil Syndrome / complications*
  • Male