occipital headache
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Etiology
- posterior fossa lesion[1]
- rheumatoid arthritis with cervical spine instability; C1, C2 subluxation[2]
Clinical manifestations
- dysmetria from posterior fossa lesion
- myelopathy from cervical vertebral subluxation
- arm paresthesia, hyperreflexia
- increased risk of intubation
Radiology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NEJM Knowledge+
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022.
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022