What it is
Compression of the spinal cord in the neck, usually from stenosis or degenerative change. It is a neurological condition requiring prompt medical assessment.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Loss of hand dexterity, difficulty with buttons, writing or grip
- Balance disturbance, unsteady walking or heavy legs
- Weakness, numbness or tingling in the arms and/or legs
- Bladder or bowel control changes in advanced cases
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Scientific literature
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Degenerative cervical myelopathy - update and future directions.
Literature review · 2020
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When is prompt medical assessment needed?
Major trauma, progressive weakness, loss of sensation, new bladder or bowel control changes, fever or rapid deterioration require medical guidance.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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