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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, Fatmanur Aybala Koçak, Zeynep Karakuzu Güngör, Hatice Rana Erdem   +3 more
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Peripheral blood RNA biomarkers can predict lesion severity in degenerative cervical myelopathy

Neural Regeneration Research
Degenerative cervical myelopathy is a common cause of spinal cord injury, with longer symptom duration and higher myelopathy severity indicating a worse prognosis.
Zhenzhong Zheng, Jialin Chen, Jinghong Xu, Bin Jiang, Lei Li, Yawei Li, Yuliang Dai, Bing Wang   +7 more
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Advances in the application of gait analysis in objective evaluation of myelopathy in degenerative cervical spondylosis: A literature review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Objective: Degenerative cervical diseases are the most common cause of non-traumatic spinal cord dysfunction in adults, with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) being the most severe form. Gait analysis is an objective and effective tool for assessing
Jiuheng Li, Yuetao Zhu, Ning Zhang, Qinpeng Song, Jinchao Wang, Chao Wang, Xiao Han   +6 more
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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, Hassan Jamil, Ashley Poynton   +2 more
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Role of Diffuse Tensor Imaging in Predicting Outcomes of Decompressive Surgery in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy—A Prospective Analysis

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023
Background Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a common degenerative disorder of the cervical spine. Assessing the severity of the disease objectively remains a challenge.
Neeraj Sharma, Rajesh Alugolu, Dinesh Gangapatnam, Mudumba Vijaya Saradhi   +3 more
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Degenerative Thoracic Myelopathy: A Scoping Review of Epidemiology, Genetics, and Pathogenesis [PDF]

Global Spine Journal
Study Design Literature Review. Objective Myelopathy affecting the thoracic spinal cord can arise secondary to several aetiologies which have similar presentation and management.
Tanzil Rujeedawa BA, Oliver D. Mowforth MA, MB BChir MSt, MRCS, Benjamin M. Davies BSc, MPhil MRCS, Cylene Yang BSc, MBBS, Aria Nouri MD, MSc, Jibin J. Francis MBBCh, FCNeurosurg, FRCS, Bizhan Aarabi MD, Brian K. Kwon MD, PhD, FRCSC, James Harrop MD, Jefferson R. Wilson MD, PhD, Allan R. Martin MD, PhD, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar MD, James D. Guest MD, PhD, Michael G. Fehlings MD, PhD, FRCSC, Mark R. Kotter MD, MPhil, PhD   +14 more
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Laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with fusion for degenerative cervical myelopathy : a long-term study of a national cohort [PDF]

, 2021
PURPOSE: To compare patient-reported 5-year clinical outcomes between laminectomy alone versus laminectomy with instrumented fusion in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy in a population-based cohort.
Heary, Robert F., de Dios, Eddie,, de Dios, Eddie, MacDowall, Anna,, Lindhagen, Lars, Lindhagen, Lars,, MacDowall, Anna, de Dios Perez, Eddie, Anna MacDowall, Lars Lindhagen, Eddie de Dios, Robert F. Heary   +11 more
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Degenerative cervical myelopathy [PDF]

, 2022
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in adults. Its prevalence is increasing as a result of population aging.
Yurac, Ratko, Nouri, Aria, Harrop, James S., Fehlings, Michael G., Zamorano, Juan José, Matamala, José Manuel, Davies, Benjamin M.   +6 more
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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Aging Spine [PDF]

, 2020
This Special Issue contains articles discussing various topics surrounding degenerative cervical myelopathy. The Issue begins with an editorial summarizing the various articles, and is followed by an introductory narrative review focusing on past ...
Nouri, Aria (Ed.), Tessitore, Enrico (Ed.), Kotter, Mark R. (Ed.), Cheng, Joseph (Ed.)   +3 more
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Clinical improvement after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy; A comparison of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures during 12-month follow-up

PLoS ONE, 2022
Object Although many patients report clinical improvement after surgery due to degenerative cervical myelopathy, the aim of intervention is to stop progression of spinal cord dysfunction.
Christer Mjåset, John-Anker Zwart, Frode Kolstad, Tore Solberg, Margreth Grotle   +4 more
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