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E SELETZ

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PubMed1958

Headache of extracranial origin.

The cervical spine, usually regarded as a supporting structure for the head, is also an important viaduct of vessels and nerves which must function with little clearance in a congested and moving space bounded by bone. Pressure in this viaduct is an important cause of headache.The cervical foramina although apparently roomy, are constricted by cartilage, by the vertebral artery and its adnexae, and by the lateral intervertebral joints. Osteophytosis, swelling or adhesion in this constricted space almost inevitably causes painful vascular or neural disorder. In certain postures of the neck the vertebral artery is constricted or even occluded. Traction or sprain may likewise cause headache through disturbance of the vertebral arterial nerves, the posterior cervical autonomic system or the spinal accessory nerves which originate in delicate filaments from all points of the cervical spinal cord.A syndrome described by Skillern-migraine-like suboccipital and retro-orbital headache-is due to disturbance of the second cervical nerve, which communicates with the first division of the trigeminal nerve. Headache due apparently to a minor scalp contusion may really be due to irritation of a trigger area at the site of an old scalp injury.

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PubMed1956

Craniocerebral injuries.

The postconcussion syndrome is a definite entity, and the patient's complaints are due to legitimate injury. The following three factors contribute to the symptomatology:1. Headaches, caused by the associated sprain of the cervical spine with resultant radiculitis-giving rise to muscle spasm and suboccipital headaches.2. Vertigo, due to trauma of the vestibular and labyrinthine apparatus.3. A vasomotor imbalance and instability resulting from the reaction to "stress."In treatment of an unconscious patient great care must be taken to prevent anoxia and to balance the fluids and electrolytes. If coma develops following brain injury, hemorrhage into the cerebellar fossa as well as above the tentorium must be considered.

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