Occipital neuralgia secondary to unilateral atlantoaxial osteoarthritis: Case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Atlantoaxial osteoarthritis (AAOA), either in isolation or in the context of generalized peripheral or spinal arthritis, presents most commonly with neck pain and limitation of cervical rotational range of motion. Occipital neuralgia (ON) is only rarely attributed to AAOA, as fewer than 30 cases are described in the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 64-year-old female presented with progressive incapacitating cervicalgia and occipital …