Occipital Condyle Syndrome in a Young Male: A Rare Presentation of Cranio-Vertebral Tuberculosis
Published: November 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.5109
Chaudhry Neera, Patidar Yogesh, Puri Vinod, Khwaja Geeta A
1. Professor, Department of Neurology, G.B.Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2. Consultant, Department of Neurology, Bhaktivedanta Hospital Mira Road (E), Thane, Maharashtra, India.
3. Dircetor Professor & Head, Department of Neurology, G.B.Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4. Dircetor Professor, Department of Neurology, G.B.Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Neera Chaudhry,
B-142, SaritaVihar, New Delhi 110076, India.
E-mail : neerachaudhry@gmail.com
Occipital condyle syndrome (OCS) is a rare syndrome characterized by severe, unilateral, occipital headache and ipsilateral 12th nerve palsy.Tumors are a common cause of OCS. Inflammatory lesions causing OCS is however rare. We describe a young male with OCS as the only manifestation of cranio-vertebral tuberculosis.
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