Case Report

An Odontoid Fracture Causing Apnea, Cardiac Instability, and Quadriplegia

Figure 1

(a). Sagittal CT scan demonstrating type III odontoid fracture. (b). Sagittal nonenhanced T2-weighted MRI showing a cervical cord contusion with abnormal signal from the lower medulla to the inferior level of C3 (arrows).
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