Predictive factors for mild forms of spondylotic cervical myelopathy treated conservatively or surgically

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-24

  Kadanka Z ^a   Mares M ^a   Bednarika J ^a   Smrca V ^a   Krbec, M ^a   Chaloupka, R ^a   Dusek L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cervical cord compressive myelopathy; Cervical myelopathy; Conservative treatment of myelopathy; Spondylotic myelopathy; Surgery for myelopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPONDYLOTIC CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 12744254930     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2004.00947.x     Document Type: Article

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