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PEDIATRICS Vol. 111 No. 1 January 2003, pp. 199-201

EXPERIENCE AND REASON

Cervical Spine Involvement in Larsen’s Syndrome: A Case Illustration

Jason T. Banks, MD*, John C. Wellons, III, MD*, R. Shane Tubbs, PhD, PA-C*,{dagger}, Jeffrey P. Blount, MD*, W. Jerry Oakes, MD* and Paul A. Grabb, MD*

* Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
{ddagger} Department of Cell Biology, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35233

--> We present the progressive clinical course of a child with myelopathy attributable to cervical spine abnormalities associated with Larsen’s syndrome. After anterior and posterior cervical fusion, his preoperative symptoms of weakness, gait dysfunction, and hyperreflexia have improved at 9-month follow-up. The progressive course and importance of early referral and intervention should be of interest to the general pediatric community.

Key Words: Larsen’s syndrome • myelopathy • cervical spine • pediatric

Abbreviations: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging

Received for publication Jan 28, 2001; Accepted May 24, 2001.