La maladie de Grisel: Spontaneous atlantoaxial subluxation

Objective: "La maladie de Grisel" (Grisel's syndrome) is a spontaneously oc curring atlantoaxial subluxation with torticollis. We present a case of atl antoaxial subluxation occurring in a 20-year period of pharyngoplasty surge ry. The occurrence of a "spontaneous" atlantoaxial subluxation after oral c avity or pharynx operations is rare. Because some neck pain and stiffness a re commonly seen after these kinds of operations, we would like to draw att ention to this unusual complication, Symptoms associated with a torticollis after an operation in the oral cavity or pharynx requires additional inves tigation to exclude this rare complication, A review of the available liter ature concerning etiology and treatment of la maladie de Grisel is presente d.