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cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Etiology: - cervical spondylosis Epidemiology: - most common cause of myelopathy in adults Clinical manifestations: - patients present with signs & symptoms of cervical spinal cord dysfunction with or without cervical radiculopathy - pain in the neck &/or upper limbs may occur Radiology: - magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine Management: - surgical decompression improves neurologic function in some patients & prevents worsening in others

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cervical myelopathy spondylosis

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
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  3. Ahn JS, Lee JK, Kim BK Prognostic factors that affect the surgical outcome of the laminoplasty in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Clin Orthop Surg. 2010 Jun;2(2):98-104 PMID: 20514267