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  • Title: Foramen magnum stenosis in homozygous achondroplasia.
    Author: Hecht JT, Horton WA, Butler IJ, Goldie WD, Miner ME, Shannon R, Pauli RM.
    Journal: Eur J Pediatr; 1986 Dec; 145(6):545-7. PubMed ID: 3816858.
    Abstract:
    A 4-month-old female with homozygous achondroplasia and daytime apnea was found to have a small foramen magnum by computerized tomography. Following suboccipital craniectomy and C1-C2 laminectomy respiratory problems did not recur during a 7 month post-operative period. We suggest that the respiratory problems in homozygous achondroplasia may be due to brainstem compression from an abnormally small foramen magnum.
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