Atlanto-occipital ligament calcification: a novel imaging finding in pediatric rotational vertebral artery occlusion

Nathan T. Cohen; Dana B. Harrar; Yaser A. Diab; Monica S. Pearl; Jonathan G. Murnick

doi:10.1007/s00247-019-04515-0

Atlanto-occipital ligament calcification: a novel imaging finding in pediatric rotational vertebral artery occlusion

Nathan T. Cohen, Dana B. Harrar, Yaser A. Diab, Monica S. Pearl, Jonathan G. Murnick

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Abstract

We describe a 2-year-old girl with bow hunter syndrome complicated by vertebral artery dissection and multiple ischemic infarcts. Pediatric bow hunter syndrome is a rare and likely under-recognized disorder. Interestingly, our patient had atlanto-occipital ligament calcification on CT scan, an imaging finding that has not been reported in association with bow hunter syndrome and one that might help increase recognition of this dynamic disorder of the posterior circulation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	137-141
Number of pages	5
Journal	Pediatric radiology
Volume	50
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-019-04515-0
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

Atlanto-occipital ligament
Bow hunter syndrome
Calcification
Child
Posterior circulation
Stroke
Vertebral artery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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