Compensatory cerebral adaptations before and evolving changes after surgical decompression in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 538-551

  Dong, Yun ^a   Holly, Langston T ^a   Albistegui Dubois, Richard ^a   Yan, Xiaohong ^a   Marehbian, Jonathan ^a   Newton, Jennifer M ^a   Dobkin, Bruce H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Motor cortex; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Surgical decompression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JAPANESE ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; MALE; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; BRAIN CORTEX; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849160116     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI.2008.10.0831     Document Type: Article

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