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  • Title: A man in the barrel with neck pain.
    Author: Mateen F, Rajput A, Toth C, Fladeland D, Wijdicks EF.
    Journal: Rev Neurol Dis; 2009; 6(3):E97. PubMed ID: 19898275.
    Abstract:
    A 38-year-old man presented with an abrupt onset of occipital and neck pain, radiating to both shoulders. The pain was accompanied by inability to lift his arms against gravity (the "man-in-the-barrel" syndrome). These symptoms were associated with bilateral hand paresthesias, right-sided throbbing headache, vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. All symptoms resolved within 30 minutes, but arm weakness recurred. The differential diagnosis and historical origins of the "man-in-the-barrel" syndrome are reviewed.
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