NECK PAIN AS A PRESENTING SYMPTOM IN MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION

Authors
STOCKWELL J GEORGE G
Citation
J. Stockwell et G. George, NECK PAIN AS A PRESENTING SYMPTOM IN MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 14(1), 1997, pp. 51-52
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Journal of accident & emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510622
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
51 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0622(1997)14:1<51:NPAAPS>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Neck pain, unrelated to trauma, is relatively common and is usually pr esumed to be musculoskeletal in origin. A patient presented with an un usual and serious cause of neck pain-malignant hypertension. The mecha nism of the neck pain may be incipient tonsillar herniation of the cer ebellum caused by raised intracranial pressure.