Although head and neck pain in the absence of focal neurologic deficits and other
neurologic symptoms frequently have a benign source, a thorough evaluation and history
sometimes uncover a life-threatening situation. A 65-year-old white woman presented
to her primary care physician after 2 days of severe headache and neck pain. Her headache,
mainly in the occipital region, radiated to the left retroauricular region and the
back of her left neck. She denied weakness, numbness, nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances,
dizziness, lightheadedness, and a history of trauma.
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Published online: March 27, 2018
Thomas J. Marrie, MD, Section EditorFootnotes
Funding: None.
Conflicts of Interest: None.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.
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