The sensory and sympathetic nerve supply within the cervical spine: review of recent observations Additional to the sympathetic nerves accompanying the vertebral artery, the innervation patterns of dura and posterior longitudinal ligament in the upper cervical spine are distinctive features of cervical spine innervation. The possible clinical implications of cervical innervation patterns are considered with reference to referred pain, the pain patterns associated with a dissecting vertebral artery and cervicogenic headaches.
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