ReviewEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2003
Cervical myelopathy: clinical and neurophysiological evaluation.
Review in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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- Early Diagnosis of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence.Global spine journal · 2026Review
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- Cervical spondylotic myelopathy and radiculopathy: a stepwise approach and comparative analysis of surgical outcomes: a narrative review of recent literature.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- 1-year data on patient-reported outcome is enough after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy: a cohort study from the Swedish Spine register.Acta orthopaedica · 2025Article
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy-Diagnostics and Clinimetrics.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Advances in the Clinical Diagnostics to Equine Back Pain: A Review of Imaging and Functional Modalities.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Update of the Natural History, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Strategies of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Narrative Review.Asian spine journal · 2023Article
- Clinical and Research MRI Techniques for Assessing Spinal Cord Integrity in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy-A Scoping Review.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of laminectomy with fusion and laminectomy alone in degenerative cervical myelopathy.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Article
- Application of electrophysiological measures in degenerative cervical myelopathy.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
- The CT assessment of uncovertebral joints degeneration in a healthy population.European journal of medical research · 2021Article
- Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Pathophysiology and Current Treatment Strategies.Asian spine journal · 2020Article
- Degenerative cervical myelopathy - update and future directions.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2020Review
- New Method for the Quantitative Assessment of Sensory Disturbances in Cervical Myelopathy: Application for Neurological Level Diagnosis.Spine surgery and related research · 2020Article
- Evaluation of corticospinal excitability in cervical myelopathy, before and after surgery, with transcranial magnetic stimulation: a pilot study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2013Article
- Correlation between pyramidal signs and the severity of cervical myelopathy.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2010Article
- Identifying myelopathy caused by thoracic syringomyelia: a case report.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2008Article
- Successful treatment of cervical myelopathy with minimal morbidity by circumferential decompression and fusion.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2007Article
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Abstract
The overall frequency of troublesome neck pain is estimated to be about 34%, and it was observed that the frequency of complaints lasting 1 month or longer was higher in women than in men. The prevalence increased with age, with regard to both pain duration and chronic pain. Approximately 14% of a randomly selected population meets the criterion for chronic neck pain: complaints lasting more than 6 months. Epidemiologic data substantiate the importance of morphologic, age-related changes of the cervical spine; however, the incidence and prevalence of cervical myelopathy is not known. It could be that the structural transformation of the intervertebral disc, the uncovertebral processes and the zygapophyseal joints is a process accompanied by disturbed function that ultimately not only induces pain, but can lead to narrowing of spinal canal, with symptoms and signs of cervical myelopathy. For a diagnosis of radicular and myelopathic syndromes, the functional and neurological examination is enhanced by neurophysiological assessment. Electromyography (EMG) performed with needle electrodes is the oldest method for diagnosing nerve root compression and anterior horn cell syndromes, and is claimed to have no false-positive results. For cervical myelopathy, as a routine examination sensory evoked potentials (SEPs) by stimulation of tibial nerve and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) from the upper and lower extremities are recommended.
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