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occipital headache

Etiology: - posterior fossa lesion [1] - rheumatoid arthritis with cervical spine instability; C1, C2 subluxation [2] Clinical manifestations: - dysmetria from posterior fossa lesion - myelopathy from cervical vertebral subluxation - arm paresthesia, hyperreflexia - increased risk of intubation Radiology: - neuroimaging: brain MRI

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