Case Report
Early Identification of Traumatic Durotomy Associated with Atlantooccipital Dislocation May Prevent Retropharyngeal Pseudomeningocele Development
Table 1
Cases of retropharyngeal pseudomeningocele following AOD.
| Author | Year | Age | AOD management | Symptom | Diagnosis of RP | Hydrocephalus | Treatment of RP | Outcome |
| Williams et al. [3] | 1995 | 3.5 | Arthrodesis | Respiratory and dysphagia | 4 weeks | Yes | VP shunt | Resolution of RP |
Naso et al. [5] | 1997 | 26 |
Halo | Respiratory and dysphagia | 3.5 months | Yes | VP shunt | Resolution of RP | 1997 | 11 | Unknown | Respiratory | 5 weeks | Yes | None | Died | Reed et al. [6] | 2005 | 9 | Arthrodesis | Incidental | 4 weeks | Yes | None | Died | Cognetti et al. [2] | 2006 | 19 | Arthrodesis | Dysphagia | 6 weeks | No | LP shunt | Resolution of RP |
Gutiérrez-González et al. [4] | 2008 | 29 | Hard collar | Respiratory | 3 weeks | No | None | Died | Qiu et al. (current report) | 2013 | 60 | Arthrodesis | Respiratory, weakness | No RP | No | None | No RP |
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AOD: atlantooccipital dislocation, VP: ventriculoperitoneal, LP: lumboperitoneal, and RP: retropharyngeal pseudomeningocele.
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