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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Sensitivity of Pyramidal Signs in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2016 Study DesignThis was a retrospective study.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to study the relationship between prevalence of pyramidal signs and the severity of cervical myelopathy. The study is focused on patients having increased signal intensity in
Hossam Elnoamany
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An Important Cause of Tetraplegia: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2017 Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a neurological disorder caused by degenerative changes in the cervical spines emerging from spinal channel narrowing. This is the most common reason of spastic tetraplegia in later phases of life.
Figen Tuncay +3 more
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Significance of Stabilometry for Assessing Postoperative Body Sway in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2017 Study DesignProspective study.PurposeTo examine the changes in body sway using stabilometry in patients who underwent cervical laminoplasty for cervical myelopathy.Overview of LiteratureAlthough the patients of cervical myelopathy complain body sway ...
Shinji Tanishima +6 more
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Development of a self-administered questionnaire to screen patients for cervical myelopathy [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2010 Background In primary care, it is often difficult to diagnose cervical myelopathy. However, a delay in treatment could cause irreversible aftereffects.
Sekiguchi Yasufumi +5 more
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Cervical myelopathy presenting with an acute Horner's syndrome
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019 Cervical myelopathy due to a disc herniation commonly manifests with difficulty in walking, spastic weakness of upper limbs and hands, hyperreflexia, and patchy sensory loss due to mechanical disruption and vascular compromise of spinal cord pathways to ...
Rory J. Lubner +6 more
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Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Mimicking ALS [PDF]
Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2008 Cervical spondylotic myelopathy presenting with muscle wasting in upper extremities and insignificantsensory loss has been termed as cervical spondylotic amyotrophy. This condition has to be differentiatedfrom Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis which also has
Subramaniam PC, Kumar R, Biswas A
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The “pancake-like” enhancement in cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Radiology Case ReportsCervical spondylotic myelopathy, characterized by chronic spinal cord compression resulting from degenerative spine changes, manifests with a spectrum of neurological and pain symptoms.
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Pathophysiology of degenerative cervical myelopathy
, 2023 This chapter focuses on the pathophysiology of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). It starts by introducing the etiology of DCM, touching on genetic risk factors in humans and animal models and then explains ischemia, blood–spinal cord barrier ...
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Effect of Myelopathy on Early Clinical Improvement After Cervical Disc Replacement: A Study of a Local Patient Cohort and a Large National Cohort [PDF]
Neurospine, 2019 Objective Cervical disc replacement (CDR) is an effective long-term treatment for both cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. However, there may be unique differences in the early postoperative clinical improvement for patients with and without ...
Andre M. Samuel +8 more
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