Acute headache attributed to whiplash in arcuate foramen and non-arcuate foramen subjects

作者：Rios Luis; Mata Escolano Federico; Blanco Perez Esther; Llido Susanna; Bastir Markus; Sanchis Gimeno Juan A^*

来源：European Spine Journal, 2017, 26(4): 1262-1265.

DOI：10.1007/s00586-016-4856-y

• Acute headache
• Arcuate foramen
• Cervical spine
• Whiplash

To test the association between arcuate foramen (AF) in the first cervical vertebra with acute headache attributed to whiplash.
Retrospective study of 128 patients that suffered a whiplash. The presence or absence of AF was recorded after a radiographic study, as well as the presence or absence of acute headache after the whiplash.
The frequency of AF was 17.2%. Patients with bilateral AF presented a significant (p = 0.000, Fisher's test) increase in the frequency of acute headache (90.9%) in comparison with the non-AF group (5.7%). The ratio between the presence and absence of acute headache was 166.6 times higher (IC 95% 18.2-1526.22) in subjects with bilateral AF in comparison with non-AF subjects.
The presence of bilateral AF is associated to an increased frequency of acute headache after suffering a whiplash, information of interest for the attention to these patients.

• 出版日期2017-4