Symptoms of ATLANTOAXIAL INSTABILITY
The most common symptoms in people with atlantoaxial instability is a changing, intermittent picture of abnormal neurological symptoms. There may be generalized weakness or episodes of falling. There may be associated incoordination if the cerebellum is involved. Occasionally, there is compromise of the vertebral artery which passes along the side of the vertebral column. This is more common as we age due to degenerative disease of the spine and blood vessels. Symptoms caused by insufficiency of the vertebral arteries include dizziness, seizures, mental retardation and syncope.
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