Occipital Condyle Syndrome: A Red Flag for Malignancy. Comprehensive Literature Review and New Case Report

• Published in: Headache Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 699 - 708
• Main Authors: Rodríguez‐Pardo, Jorge, Lara‐Lara, Manuel, Sanz‐Cuesta, Borja E., Fuentes, Blanca, Díez‐Tejedor, Exuperio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; headache; Headache - etiology; Headaches; Humans; Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases - etiology; hypoglossal palsy; Literature reviews; Male; Medical imaging; Metastasis; Middle Aged; Occipital Bone - physiopathology; occipital condyle syndrome; skull base; Skull Base Neoplasms - complications; headache; skull base; hypoglossal palsy; occipital condyle syndrome

Objective To perform a literature review of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and clinical course of occipital condyle syndrome, including a new case report. Background Occipital condyle syndrome (OCS) is a rare clinical syndrome, consisting of unilateral occipital head...