Contracture Cerebral

**Cerebral contracture** is intradural compression of the intracranial segment of the occipital nerve. The disorder is characterized by pain in the neck or back of the head, gradually developing flaccid paralysis of the extensors of the hand, shoulder, head and decerebral apraxia; Sensory impairment is also possible.

The disease was first described in 1948 by the German psychiatrist Johannes Petri (German neurologist): the root cause of the disease is prolonged compression of the spinal cord located inside the medullary foramen of the cervical vertebra. According to statistics, the risk group includes young men: in young men, pathologies are usually caused by spasm of the small muscles of the neck surrounding the disc between the first and second cervical vertebrae. Degenerative changes can occur with osteochondrosis, spondylosis, hernias, and curvature of the spine.

Contracture is often accompanied by migraine (or migraine status) - an unbearable drilling headache with severe pain when moving the eyes, a feeling of a “hoop on the head,” and sensitivity to light and sound. migraine begins suddenly, soon reaches maximum intensity and lasts from six months to a month. Exhausting head movement can temporarily stop a headache. This pathology is poorly treated with medication due to the large number of drugs taken, so treatment is surgical and involves neurolysis of the occipital nerve passing through the spinal canal. Often, to restore the nerves, it is necessary to resort to rehabilitation procedures, since even after the operation, numbness of the arm muscles, increased weakness of the arms, etc. appear. Recovery is carried out by a doctor conducting treatment, a massage therapist, and a professional exercise therapy trainer.