C2 Odontoid Process Pathology in A Patient with Cervicogenic Headache

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 3 , 225 - 229 , 30.12.2025

Kübra Mehel Metin , Bünyamin Tosunoğlu , Ayşe Betül Akyıldız , Levent İnan

https://doi.org/10.47493/abantmedj.1703992

https://izlik.org/JA35EC39PX

Abstract

Cervicogenic headache is a type of pain in which the trigeminocervical nucleus plays a role. It starts from the neck unilaterally and spreads forward. The patient's neck flexion-rotation mobility decreases. Careful examination of the neck is required. Its pathogenesis is not clear, and it is thought to be caused by various structures in the neck. However, it has been stated that there may not be specific findings in cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A 62-year-old female patient presented with a headache radiating from her left neck to her head for 13 years. The diagnosis of cervicogenic headache was considered in the patient, and C2 odontoid process irregularity was detected in cervical MRI. We wanted to present our case of cervicogenic headache, who have specific cervical image findings.

Keywords

Cervicogenic Headache , Odontoid Process , Headache

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