Cervical Laminoplasty for Multilevel Cervical Myelopathy [PDF]
Advances in Orthopedics, 2011 Cervical spondylotic myelopathy can result from degenerative cervical spondylosis, herniated disk material, osteophytes, redundant ligamentum flavum, or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Surgical intervention for multi-level myelopathy
Murali Krishna Sayana +2 more
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Development and acceptability of a patient decision aid for people with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an international mixed-methods study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjectives To develop and user-test a patient decision aid for people diagnosed with degenerative cervical myelopathy and who are considering surgery.Design Mixed-methods study describing the development of a patient decision aid.Setting A draft decision
Andreas K Demetriades +22 more
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The Journal for Nurse PractitionersAbstract This chapter presents a 32-year-old man who develops progressive sensory loss and weakness following a respiratory illness, ultimately revealing cervical myelopathy. Neurologists initially speculate mycoplasma myelitis, illustrating the risks of premature “fast thinking” instead of a structured diagnostic approach.
Margetis K, Donnally III CJ.
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Assessment of Cervical Myelopathy Risk in Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Patients With Spinal Cord Compression Based on Segmental Dynamic Versus Static Factors [PDF]
Neurospine, 2023 Objective Using segmental dynamic and static factors, we aimed to elucidate the pathogenesis and relationship between ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) and the severity of cervical myelopathy.
Zhongyuan He +9 more
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Original Surgical Treatment and Long-term Follow-up for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy Causing a Compressive Cervical Myelopathy: Review of the Literature [PDF]
Neurospine, 2022 Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a chronic relapsing disease of unknown aetiology. The diagnosis of this disease is still very complicated.
Julien Rigal +7 more
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Anterior Decompression and Fusion for the Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2023 Occasionally, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) causes cord compression, resulting in cervical myelopathy. OPLL differs from other causes of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in several ways, and the surgical strategy should be ...
Sehan Park +5 more
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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Pathophysiology and Current Treatment Strategies [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2020 Chronic compression or ischemia of the spinal cord in the cervical spine causes a clinical syndrome known as cervical myelopathy. Recently, a new term “degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM)” was introduced.
Sung Hoon Choi, Chang-Nam Kang
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Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy with Acupotomy Combined with Korean Medicine Treatments: Two Clinical Cases [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2021 The degenerative spinal cord disease cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), and cervical myelopathy caused by trauma, can result in debilitating symptoms affecting quality of life.
Yu-Kyeong Park +6 more
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Update of the Natural History, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Strategies of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2023 Cervical myelopathy is a clinical syndrome resulting in symptoms of neurologic deficits due to prolonged spinal cord compression or ischemia in the cervical spine.
Min Woo Kim +2 more
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Degenerative cervical myelopathy [PDF]
BMJ, 2018 ### What you need to know A 54 year old man presents with neck stiffness for about a year. He complains of numbness in his fingers and difficulty buttoning up his shirt, which has not improved following surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. Of late, he has experienced unsteadiness and has started to use a walking stick after sustaining falls.
Davies, Benjamin M +3 more
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