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

More general terms

• cervical myelopathy
• spondylosis