Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Neurologist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-187

  Tracy, Jennifer A ^a   Bartleson, Bartleson J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylosis; Decompressive surgery; Myelopathy; Neck painCervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 77952013841     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181da3a29     Document Type: Review

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