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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan;50(1):137-141.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04515-0. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

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

Nathan T Cohen  1 , Dana B Harrar  2   3 , Yaser A Diab  4   5 , Monica S Pearl  6   7 , Jonathan G Murnick  7   8
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Atlanto-occipital ligament calcification: a novel imaging finding in pediatric rotational vertebral artery occlusion

Nathan T Cohen et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 Jan.

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.

Keywords: Atlanto-occipital ligament; Bow hunter syndrome; Calcification; Child; Posterior circulation; Stroke; Vertebral artery.

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