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OCCIPITAL HEADACHE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Epidermis and Dermis
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- friction sign
1, record 1, English, friction%20sign
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- friction sign of the scalp 1, record 1, English, friction%20sign%20of%20the%20scalp
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It consists of pressing firmly with the pad of the fingers against the scalp and mobilizing it with small to-and-from motions... This maneuver is painless on a normal scalp, but it is very disagreeable and even painful in the case of an occipital headache of cervical origin. Ipsilateral to the C2[ second cervical vertebra]-3[ third cervical vertebra] facet joint, tenderness is found. 1, record 1, English, - friction%20sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Épiderme et derme
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe de la friction
1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20la%20friction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- signe de la friction du cuir chevelu 1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20la%20friction%20du%20cuir%20chevelu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle consiste à appuyer fermement avec la pulpe des doigts sur le cuir chevelu du crâne et à le mobiliser par des petits mouvements de va-et-vient [...] Cette manœuvre est indolore sur un cuir chevelu normal. Elle est très désagréable et même douloureuse en cas de céphalée occipitale d'origine cervicale, du côté où est retrouvée la douleur articulaire postérieure C2 [deuxième vertèbre cervicale]-C3 [troisième vertèbre cervicale]. 1, record 1, French, - signe%20de%20la%20friction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-06-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- occipital headache
1, record 2, English, occipital%20headache
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pain in the occipital region. 2, record 2, English, - occipital%20headache
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cervico-occipitalgie
1, record 2, French, cervico%2Doccipitalgie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Douleur dans la région occipitale. 2, record 2, French, - cervico%2Doccipitalgie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- progressive occipital headache
1, record 3, English, progressive%20occipital%20headache
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canada Diseases Weekly Report. 2, record 3, English, - progressive%20occipital%20headache
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- céphalées occipitales progressives
1, record 3, French, c%C3%A9phal%C3%A9es%20occipitales%20progressives
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada. 2, record 3, French, - c%C3%A9phal%C3%A9es%20occipitales%20progressives
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-05-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- occipital headache
1, record 4, English, occipital%20headache
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canada Diseases Weekly Report. 2, record 4, English, - occipital%20headache
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- céphalées occipitales
1, record 4, French, c%C3%A9phal%C3%A9es%20occipitales
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada. 2, record 4, French, - c%C3%A9phal%C3%A9es%20occipitales
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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