Traumatic cervical syndrome comprises the various symptoms that occur as a result of external force such as that of a traffic accident.\nIn 1995, the Quebec Task Force on whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) formulated the Quebec classification, with accompanying\nclinical practice guidelines. These guidelines were in accordance with the stated clinical isolated or combined symptoms of the\nsyndrome: neck pain, headaches, dizziness, numbness of head or face, eye pain, vision loss, double vision, tinnitus, hearing loss,\nnausea, and numbness and/or weakness of extremities. In recent years, cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia or fibromyalgia has been\nrecognized as a major notable cause of a variety of symptoms, although many clinical questions remain regarding the pathology\nof this syndrome. Therefore, its diagnosis and treatment should be conducted extremely carefully.While the Quebec classification\nand its guidelines are very useful for the normalization and standardization of symptoms of traumatic cervical syndrome, in the\nfuture, we would like to see the emergence of new guidelines that better address the diversity of this disease.
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