
Occipital neuralgia and multiple sclerosis flare can both be caused by a number of factors, including genetics and head injuries. MRI testing is recommended for people with occipital neuralgia to check for lesions in the cervical spine.
Predictors of the presence of a C2-3 lesion in patients with multiple sclerosis are unilateral episodic symptoms, sensory loss, later onset of occipital neuralgia, and progressive multiple sclerosis phenotype.…