ENT Département of Hôpital des spécialités. Mohamed V Souissi université. Rabat. Morocco.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(03), 2743–2746
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.3.1927
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.3.1927
Received on 11 August 2024; revised on 24 September 2024; accepted on 26 September 2024
Background: Occipital condylar fractures (OCF) are uncommon injuries usually resulting from high-energy blunt trauma. They have been under-diagnosed. Posttraumatic unilateral paralysis of the last four cranial nerves, known as collet-Sicard syndrome, is rare following OCF.
Aim: To report a case of OCF with unilateral Collet-Sicard syndrome.
Case report: A 42-year-old man was admitted after being involved in a car accident with left collet-Sicard syndrome due to OCF. A brief review of the literature on OCF associated with lower cranial nerve palsy is reported.
Conclusion: Emergency doctors and neurosurgeons must be aware of the OCF with lower cranial palsy, to not be misdiagnosed.
Road traffic accident; Unilateral Collet-Sicard-Syndrome; CT scan; Occipital condyle fracture; Conservative treatment
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Ahmed El Mostarchid, Bennaceur Abdellah, Ali Haidar and Essakali Houssaini Leila. Occipital condyle fracture with unilateral collet-Sicard Syndrome. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(03), 2743–2746. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.3.1927
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