Neck stiffness
Neck stiffness: Introduction
Neck stiffness: The feeling of neck stiffness.
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See detailed information below for a list of 38
causes of Neck stiffness, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Neck stiffness:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Neck stiffness.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Neck stiffness
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- NECK PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- NECK PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Neck pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Neck pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Neck Pain
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Neck pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Neck pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Neck pain
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- NECK PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Misdiagnosis and Neck stiffness
Subarachnoid hemorrhage mimics migraine: Subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs due to spontaneous bleeding in the
subarachnoid space. It presents with severe headache usually over the back,
vomiting, and neck stiffness and severe cases with stroke. Due to the onset
of sudden headache with vomiting it is often misdiagnosed as migraine or
tension headache and treated symptomatically with analgesics. Sometimes the symptoms
of headache, vomiting and neck stiffness favor meningitis. CT scan, lumbar
puncture, blood investigations are the required investigations. Early diagnosis
prevents mortality in these patients....read more »
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Causes of Neck stiffness listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Neck stiffness as a symptom include:
See full list of 38
causes of Neck stiffness
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Detailed list of causes of Neck stiffness
The list below shows some of the causes of Neck stiffness mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Neck stiffness
How Common are these Causes of Neck stiffness?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Neck stiffness.
Of the 38
causes of Neck stiffness that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 6
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 31
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 38
causes of Neck stiffness
Conditions listing symptoms: Neck stiffness:
The following list of conditions
have 'Neck stiffness' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acute Bokhoror
... neck stiffnessAcute VE
... neck stiffnessAcute Viliuisk Encephalitis
... neck stiffnessAcute Viliuisk Encephalomyelitis
... neck stiffnessAcute Vilyuisk Encephalitis
... neck stiffnessAcute Vilyuisk Encephalomyelitis
... neck stiffnessAnoxia
... neck stiffnessE
Exertional headaches
... Neck stiffnessH
Head injury
... Neck stiffnessJ
Japanese encephalitis
... neck stiffnessL
Leukodystrophy
... Neck stiffnessM
Meningitis
... Neck stiffnessMeningococcal disease
... Neck stiffnessN
Neck Arthritis
... neck stiffnessP
Polymyalgia rheumatica
... neck stiffnessPostoperative septicaemia
... Neck stiffnessR
Recurring meningitis
... Neck stiffnessS
Spinal Arthritis
... neck stiffnessV
Viral meningitis
... Neck stiffnessW
Whiplash
... neck stiffnessWhiplash Injuries
... neck stiffness
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Causes of Neck stiffness Based on Risk Factors
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What are the alternative names for Neck stiffness:
Nuchal rigidity, Stiff neck
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Neck stiffness:
Medical Conditions associated with Neck stiffness:
Neck symptoms (606 causes), Stiffness (629 causes), Movement symptoms (2556 causes)
Symptoms related to Neck stiffness:
Neck pain (77 causes), Neck symptoms (606 causes), Joint stiffness (214 causes), Muscle stiffness (144 causes), Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Meningitis (51 causes), Cervical strain, Cervical arthritis, Osteoarthritis (9 causes), Rheumatoid arthritis (12 causes), Fibromyalgia, Tetanus, Polymyalgia rheumatica, Whiplash injury
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