Cervical vertebral fusion (medical condition): A rare congenital disorder characterized by abnormal fusion of two or more vertebrae in the neck. The disorder is often associated with other abnormalities but their incidence is highly variable.
See also:
Klippel Feil Syndrome:
»Introduction: Klippel Feil Syndrome
»Symptoms of Klippel Feil Syndrome
»Treatments for Klippel Feil Syndrome
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cervical vertebral fusion:
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Cervical vertebral fusion as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Cervical vertebral fusion: Another name for Klippel Feil Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Klippel Feil Syndrome
»Symptoms of Klippel Feil Syndrome
»Treatments for Klippel Feil Syndrome
Cervical vertebral fusion: Cervical vertebral fusion is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Cervical vertebral fusion incude:
See full list of 31 symptoms of Cervical vertebral fusion (Klippel Feil Syndrome)
Treatments for Cervical vertebral fusion (Klippel Feil Syndrome) include:
Read more about treatments for Cervical vertebral fusion
Treatment of Cervical vertebral fusion: For more treatment information about Cervical vertebral fusion, see treatment of Klippel Feil Syndrome (Cervical vertebral fusion)
Klippel-Feil syndrome is a rare disorder defined as the congenital fusion of any 2 of the 7 cervical (neck) vertebrae. It is caused by a failure in the normal segmentation or division of the cervical vertebrae during the early weeks of fetal development. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Klippel Feil Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)
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