Cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the young adult: A review of the literature and clinical diagnostic criteria in an uncommon demographic

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 120, Issue , 2014, Pages 68-72

  Amenta, Peter S ^a   Ghobrial, George M ^a   Krespan, Kelly ^a   Nguyen, Phi ^a   Ali, Muhammed ^a   Harrop, James S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Diagnostic criteria; Gait disturbance; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; PARESTHESIA; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPASTICITY; YOUNG ADULT; COMORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPONDYLOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896976988     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.02.019     Document Type: Review

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