Open AccessOccipital Condyle Syndrome in a Young Male: A Rare Presentation of Cranio-Vertebral Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Neera Chaudhry,
Patidar Yogesh,
Vinita Puri,
Khwaja Geeta A
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9318.5109
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , occipital condyle , tuberculosis , condyle , anatomy , pathology , surgery
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.