Occipital neuralgia secondary to hypermobile posterior arch of atlas. Case report.
The authors report on the management of occipital neuralgia secondary to an abnormality of the atlas in which the posterior arch was separated by a fibrous band from the lateral masses, resulting in C-2 nerve root compression. The causes and treatments of occipital neuralgia as well as the development of the atlas are reviewed.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001270:Cervical Atlas; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000294:innervation*; D013131:Spine; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed