From: The red ear syndrome
Upper cervical spine | • Hypertrophy of the ipsilateral C2-C3 facet joint |
• Degeneration of superior facet of C4 | |
• Cervical arachnoiditis with posterior column myelomalacia | |
• Traction injury of upper cervical roots | |
• Narrowing of C4 neural foramen | |
• Chari I malformation | |
• Chronic whiplash | |
• Congenital fusion of C1-C3 vertebrae with enlargement of the cervical spinal canal | |
• Neurovascular compression between vertebral artery and C3 root | |
Cranial and cervical neuralgias | • Atypical glossopharyngeal neuralgia |
• Atypical trigeminal neuralgia | |
• C3 root neuralgia | |
TMJ dysfunction | Â |
Thalamic syndrome | |
Herpes zoster | |
Pleomorphic adenoma of carotid body |