[Cervicogenic headache].
BACKGROUND
Cervicogenic headache means headache caused by a dysfunction in the neck.


METHODS
The review is based on the authors' experience and a systematic search in Medline.


CONCLUSIONS
Various anatomical structures may be responsible for cervicogenic headache, i.e. the vertebral artery or its surrounding sympathetic nerve plexus, spinal nerve roots, intervertebral discs and facet joints in the cervical spine.
Nevrologisk avdeling, Akershus Universitetssykehus, 1474 Nordbyhagen. bansevicius@hotmail.com
Dalius
D
Bansevicius
Rolf
R
Salvesen
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans