A case of Down syndrome affected with cervical myelopathy due to combined cervical canal stenosis.

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We treated a case of Down Syndrome complicated with cervical myelopathy. This case is a 37 year-old man who was affected with quadriplegia on February 23, 1987 and visited our outpatient Department of Orthopedics on June 13, 1987. Roentgenographycally, developmental cervical stenosis was found. Myelography showed narrowed cervical spinal cord due to combined cervical canal stenosis followed by cervical disc degeneration. Laminectomy was done from C3 to C7, and he obtained a good ability of both arms and fingers, and possibility of gait by the aid of the arm 3 months postoperatively. Myelopathy in Down Syndrome is seldom reported, and most of all, found as a complication of atlanto-axial instability. On the point of etiological view, this is rare.
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