Cells of the Epidermis. The majority of epidermal cells are keratinocytes that produce a fibrous protective protein called keratin. Melanocytes are epithelial cells that synthesize the pigment melanin. Langerhans cells, or epidermal dendritic cells, are macrophages that help activate the immune system.Merkel cells are associated with sensory nerve endings. Layers of the Epidermis. The stratum basale (basal layer) is the deepest epidermal layer and is the site of mitosis.ells of the Epidermis. The majority of epidermal cells are keratinocytes that produce a fibrous protective protein called keratin. Melanocytes are epithelial cells that synthesize the pigment melanin. Langerhans cells, or epidermal dendritic cells, are macrophages that help activate the immune system.
Some patients with occipital neuralgia also have dizziness, presumably due to a variant of cervical vertigo. See our cervical vertigo page for more about this complicated subject. Many patients with occipital neuralgia also experience typical migraine symptoms.
Some people with occipital neuralgia have symptoms that disappear for long periods, while others may have symptoms that are so severe and frequent that they are disabling. A common symptom of occipital neuralgia is a headache with pain at the back of the neck and up the head to the scalp. Symptoms are most commonly felt on one side of the head, and if compression is prolonged, nerve damage may result in numbness and possible paralysis.