HEADACHES AND FACIAL PAINS IN CERVICAL DISCOPATHY
Authors: E NEUWIRTH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 July 1952HEADACHES AND FACIAL PAINS IN CERVICAL DISCOPATHYE. NEUWIRTH, M.D.E. NEUWIRTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-1-75 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRoentgenologically and pathologically, cervical discopathy is characterized by: decrease, loss or reversal of the physiologic lordotic curvature of the cervical spine, thinning and protrusion of an intervertebral disk, herniation of nucleus pulposus, increased vertebral mobility, vertebral displacement, apophyseal subluxation, constriction and deformation of the intervertebral foramina, hypertrophy of the yellow ligaments, and new bone formation involving apophyseal joints and adjacent vertebrae (discoösteophytosis). A cervical nerve root may suffer irritation or pressure as a result of any of the following pathologic changes of the cervical spine: disc protrusion or herniation; hypermobility, displacement and osteoarthritic changes of the vertebrae adjacent to the...Bibliography1. Nachlas IW: Pseudo-angina originating in the cervical spine, J. A. M. A. 103: 323 (Aug. 4) 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Hanflig SC: Pain in the shoulder girdle, arm and precordium due to cervical arthritis, J. A. M. A. 106: 523 (Feb. 15) 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SemmesMurphey REF: The syndrome of unilateral rupture of the sixth cervical intervertebral disc with compression of the seventh cervical nerve root, J. A. M. A. 121: 1209 (April 10) 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. JoseyMurphey AIF: Ruptured intervertebral disc simulating angina pectoris, J. A. M. A. 131: 581 (June 15) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Josey AI: The importance of the cervical spine to the internist, Ann. Int. Med. 35: 135 (Aug.) 1951. Google Scholar6. RaneyRaney AARB: Headache: a common symptom of cervical disk lesions, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat. 59: 603 (May) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. RicardGirardDupasquier APF: Les discopathies cervicales, 1948, E. Dugas, Lyon. Google Scholar8. RicardGirard AP: Contribution à l'étude étiologique et clinique des névralgies cervico-brachiales, J. de méd. de Lyon 31: 905 (Nov. 5) 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Barré JA: Syndrome sympathique cervical postérieur et sa cause fréquente; l'arthrite cervicale, Rev. Neurol. 33: 1246 (June) 1926. Google Scholar10. Laruelle NL: Les bases anatomiques du système autonome cortical et bulbo-spinal, Rev. neurol. 72: 349, 1940. Google Scholar11. Guerrier Y: Le sympathique cervical, 1944, Imprimerie de la Charité, Montpellier. Google Scholar12. DelmasLauxGuerrier JGY: Comment atteindre les fibres vaso-motrices préganglionaires du membre supérieur, Gaz. méd. de France 54: 703 (Nov.) 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. Gaskell WH: On the structure, distribution and function of the nerves which innervate the visceral and vascular systems, J. Physiol. 7: 1, 1947. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Langley JN: The autonomic nervous system, 1921, Heffer & Sons, Cambridge. Google Scholar15. Tinel J: Le système nerveux végétatif, 1937, Masson & Cie, Paris. Google Scholar16. Neuwirth E: Cervical disk protrusion, GP 1: 43 (May) 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Malverne, N. Y.*Received for publication December 26, 1951. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie cervicalen BandscheibenschädenHeadacheCervicale Spondylose und cervicale DiscushernienRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (ELEVENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD M. NORCROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P.CERVICAL VERTIGOATYPICAL FACIAL PAIN 1 July 1952Volume 37, Issue 1Page: 75-83KeywordsBoneLigamentsNervesSpineVertebrae Issue Published: 1 July 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...