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ReviewBiomedical reports2023

Pathophysiology of cervical myelopathy (Review).

George Fotakopoulos, Vasiliki Epameinondas Georgakopoulou, Ioannis G Lempesis, Petros Papalexis, Pagona Sklapani, Nikolaos Trakas, Demetrios A Spandidos, Konstantinos Faropoulos

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Review in Biomedical reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

George FotakopoulosDepartment of Neurosurgery, General University Hospital of Larissa, 41221 Larissa, Greece.
Vasiliki Epameinondas GeorgakopoulouDepartment of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis G LempesisDepartment of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Petros PapalexisUnit of Endocrinology, First Department of Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Pagona SklapaniDepartment of Biochemistry, Sismanogleio Hospital, 15126 Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos TrakasDepartment of Biochemistry, Sismanogleio Hospital, 15126 Athens, Greece.
Demetrios A SpandidosLaboratory of Clinical Virology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Konstantinos FaropoulosDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nicosia General Hospital, 2029 Nicosia, Cyprus.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSismanoglio General Hospital · GRNicosia General Hospital · CYUniversity Hospital of Larissa · GRUniversity of Crete · GRUniversity of West Attica · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical myelopathy is a well-described medulla spinalis syndrome characterized by sensory disorders, such as pain, numbness, or paresthesia in the limbs, and motor disorders, such as muscle weakness, gait difficulties, spasticity, or hyperreflexia. If left untreated, cervical myelopathy can significantly affect the quality of life of patients, while in severe cases, it can cause disability or even quadriplegia. Cervical myelopathy is the final stage of spinal cord insult and can result from transgene dysplasias of the spinal cord, and acute or chronic injuries. Spondylosis is a common, multifactor cause of cervical myelopathy and affects various elements of the spine. The development of spondylotic changes in the spine is gradual during the patient's life and the symptoms are presented at a late stage, when significant damage has already been inflicted on the spinal cord. Spondylosis is widely considered a condition affecting the middle aged and elderly. Given the fact that the population is gradually becoming older, in the near future, clinicians may have to face an increased number of patients with spondylotic myelopathy.

Indexed as

cervical spinemorphologymyelopathypathophysiologyphysiology

Identifiers

PMID37881604
PMCPMC10594073
OpenAlexW4387021379

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