Göçmez, Cüneyt Dicle Universitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Beyin Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , Kamaşak, Kağan Dicle Universitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Beyin Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye

An important cause of tetraparesis: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

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Cervical spondylotic myelopathy which is a neurologic disorder caused by degenerative changes in the cervical spines related to narrowing in the spinal channel. Spondylosis may cause myelopathy effecting spinal cord or nerve roots in one or more segments. It is most common cause of myelopathy over the 55 years of age in developed countries. As well as it is most commonly seen acquired spastic paraparesis in medium and late times of life. We discuss diagnosis and alternative treatment options in cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the current study

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Myelopathy , cervical disc herniation , cervical spondylosis , tetraparesis

Dicle Medical Journal

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