crowned dens syndrome

noun

A clinical and radiological syndrome caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the ligaments surrounding the odontoid process, characterized by acute occipital pain, limited neck mobility and typical radiographic findings.

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Meanings

nouncrowned dens syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA clinical and radiological syndrome caused by the deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the ligaments surrounding the odontoid process, characterized by acute occipital pain, limited neck mobility and typical radiographic findings.

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    1985 December, Jean-Pierre Bouvet, Jean-Marie le Parc, Bernard Michalski, Charif Benlahrache, Louis Auquier, “Acute neck pain due to calcifications surrounding the odontoid process: The crowned dens syndrome”, in Arthritis and Rheumatism, volume 28, number 12, →DOI, page 1417

Origin

Named by Jean-Pierre Bouvet et al. in December 1985 in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

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