Clinical tests for screening and diagnosis of cervical spine myelopathy: A systematic review

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 539-546

  Cook, Chad E ^a   Wilhelm, Mark ^a   Cook, Amy E ^b   Petrosino, Christopher ^a   Isaacs, Robert ^c  

^a WALSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Manor Care   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical Spine Myelopathy; Diagnostic Accuracy or Sensitivity and Specificity; Physical Examination; Systematic Review

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA; BABINSKI REFLEX; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPASTICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON REFLEX; UNSTEADINESS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 80053599970     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2011.08.008     Document Type: Review

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