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ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2025

Presentation and management of a patient with rapid progression of degenerative cervical myelopathy during pregnancy: a case report.

Aubrianna L Jones, Jordan A Gliedt, Aditya Vedantam

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Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2025. 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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Aubrianna L JonesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Jordan A GliedtDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Aditya VedantamDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

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Objective: To describe the clinical presentation and management of a patient with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) during pregnancy. Case presentation: A 34-year-old female, who was 21-weeks pregnant, presented for chiropractic evaluation with acute left upper-back pain. Intervention and outcome: For the initial symptoms, the patient completed multidisciplinary treatment with progressive improvement in pain. At the nine-week follow-up visit, the patient described a rapid onset of extremity paresthesia and balance change. The physical examination revealed hyperreflexia. DCM was established as the working diagnosis based on clinical examination. Spinal cord compression was confirmed by MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). The patient had a cesarean delivery and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery was performed at four-weeks postpartum. Summary: Symptoms associated with DCM may be wide-ranging. DCM diagnosis is commonly delayed and timely recognition and management is essential. This case highlights the importance of awareness of DCM and appropriate management for this condition.

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case reportcervicalchiropracticmyelopathypregnancysurgery

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PMID40511281
PMCPMC12153229

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