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  • Title: Foramen magnum syndrome from pseudogout of the atlanto-occipital ligament. Case report.
    Author: Ciricillo SF, Weinstein PR.
    Journal: J Neurosurg; 1989 Jul; 71(1):141-3. PubMed ID: 2738632.
    Abstract:
    The authors report a case of progressive foramen magnum syndrome due to deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals, which caused reactive hypertrophy in the posterior longitudinal ligament at C-1 and in the transverse ligament of the atlas in an 84-year-old woman. This is the first reported case of symptomatic pseudogout in this anatomic location. Rapid neurological recovery followed transoral decompression of the cervicomedullary junction.
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