RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164071686
T1 Grisel Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164071686
RD 2024/04/19
AB Grisel  Syndrome  is  a  nontraumatic  subluxation  of  the  atlantoaxial  joint  secondary  to  inflammatory  processes  (pharyngitis  and  pharyngeal  abscess)  and  head  and  neck  surgery.  Progressive  throat,  neck  pain  and  stiffness  causing  pain  or  radiculopathies  are  reported.  This  is  a  rare  disease  that  usually  affects  children.  The  instability  of  the  cervical  spine  may  lead  to  quadriplegia  especially  during  laryngoscopy  and  tracheal  intubation.  Special  attention  must  also  be  taken  to  prevent  massive  bacterial  pulmonary  contamination  due  to  rupture  of  a  pharyngeal  abscess.  Other  features  include  upper  respiratory  tract  infections,  peritonsillar  or  retropharyngeal  abscesses.  This  disease  can  be  lethal  following  acute  respiratory  failure.