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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 4, April 2015, pages 167-169

Crowned Dens Syndrome Incidentally Diagnosed After Investigation of Cervical Spine Injury With Incomplete Quadriplegia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Plain radiographs of the cervical spine revealed only arthritic changes, consistent with the patient’s age.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Coronal (left) and axial (right) CT scan of the patient’s cervical spine, demonstrating calcification posterolateral to the dens, culminating in a crown-like configuration.