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ArticleCureus2022

A Case of Delayed Treatment in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Presenting as Hemiplegia in an Elderly Female.

Sharon Hechter, Ankita Prasad, Andrea C Marin, Kajal Ghodasara, Sandeep Pavuluri, Zehra Taqvi, Saniya H Patel, Sophia Ji, Pramil Cheriyath

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sharon HechterInternal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Ankita PrasadInternal Medicine, Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Andrea C MarinInternal Medicine, Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Kajal GhodasaraInternal Medicine, Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Sandeep PavuluriInternal Medicine, Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Zehra TaqviResearch, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Saniya H PatelResearch, Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Sophia JiInternal Medicine, Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Pramil CheriyathInternal Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center, Brick, USA.
Ocean Medical Center · USUniversity Medical Center · USHackensack Meridian Health · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative disease of the spine that occurs mainly in the elderly, along with age-related changes in the spine. It has a varied presentation, from nonspecific paraesthesia and neck pain to hemiplegia and paraplegia, even quadriplegia, due to the compression of the cervical spine or nerves in the spinal canal or foramina. The diagnosis is often delayed, and cases may present as acute worsening and even hemiplegia mimicking stroke following trauma or neck manipulation. We present a case of CSM in an elderly female presenting with hemiplegia. There was a good recovery after surgical decompression. This case highlights the importance of a high index of suspicion and early diagnosis.

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cervical spondylomyelopathyhemiplegianeck painparaesthesiaparalysisspine

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PMID36225461
PMCPMC9532013
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