Symptoms of Atlantoaxial Instability
HEADACHES:
- Suboccipital Headaches
FACIAL PAIN/NERVE DEFICITS:
- Facial Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia (ON)
- Trigeminal neuralgia (TN)
NECK/BACK PROBLEMS:
- Neck pain
- Neck stiffness
- Neck spasms
- Limited neck mobility
- Torticollis (head tilt)
- Odontoid fractures
- Cervical Vertigo
EQUILIBRIUM/BALANCE PROBLEMS:
- Balance impairment
- Unsteady gait
- Incoordination
- Clumsiness
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
CARDIO-RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS:
- Symptoms of Dysautonomia
- Autonomic Hyperreflexia
- Dysphagia (trouble swallowing)
- Hyperactive pharyngeal (gag) reflex
- Drop attacks
- Respiratory distress/failure
COGNITIVE PROBLEMS:
- Fatigability
EYE/VISION PROBLEMS:
- Blurred vision
EAR/HEARING PROBLEMS:
- Tinnitis (ringing in the ears)
- Fullness in the ears
SENSORY PROBLEMS (touch, taste, smell):
- Sensory deficits
PROBLEMS WITH VOICE/SPEECH:
- Hoarseness
- Voice paralysis (full or partial)
PROBLEMS WITH EXTREMITIES:
- Weakness and/or cramping in muscles of arms, shoulders, hands, or legs.
- Tingling and/or numbness of arms, shoulders, or hands
- Loss of sensation in feet
- Burning pain that spreads to the arms, buttocks, or down into the legs (Sciatica)
- Loss of fine motor skills (hand coordination)
- Paraplegia (rare)
- Hemiplegia (rare)
- Quadriplegia (rare)
OTHER PHYSICAL PROBLEMS:
- Bladder and bowel dysfunction
- Other changes
Synonyms:
Symptoms of AAI, AAI Symptoms, Atlantoaxial Instability Symptoms
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