Sad Facies, Spinal Malsegmentation, Progressive Vicious
Kypboscoliosis, Multiple Wormian Bones, Basilar
Impression — A Novel Syndrome. Report of Two Sisters
Al Kaissi A.1, Ghaehem M. B.‘, Chehida F. B.2, Kozlowski K.3
Service d‘Orthopedie Infantile, Hopital d‘Enfants, Tunis, Tunesie‘ Centre de Radiologie Ibn Zahr, Tunis, Tunesie2 The Children‘s Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia3 |
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Summary:
The authors report two sisters with distinct, sad facial appearance, and unique pattern of radiographic abnormalities. The latter consisted of extensive malsegmentation of the spine with vicious, progressive kyphoscoliosis, mid-facial hypoplasia, prominent occiput with multiple Wormian bones along the lambdoid suture, and severe basilar impression. The females present a novel distinct syndromic association spinal malsegmentation, spinal bar, kyphoscoliosis, Wormian bones, basilar impression
Key words:
spinal malsegmentation, spinal bar, kyphoscoliosis, Wormian bones, basilar impression
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