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Additional benefit of ultrasonography to evaluate nerve root condition of degenerative cervical spine disease
Study designA cross-sectional explanatory study.
ObjectivesTo clarify the nerve root condition and the association between nerve root...
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Preoperative factors that predict fair outcomes following surgery in patients with proximal cervical spondylotic amyotrophy. A retrospective study
Study designObservational cohort study
ObjectivesTo investigate preoperative factors that predict fair outcomes following surgery in patients with...
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Nerve root morphological and functional changes after degenerative cervical myelopathy surgery: preliminary study using ultrasound and electrophysiology
Study designA prospective observational study.
ObjectivesTo depict morphological and functional changes in the cervical nerve roots before and after...
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Surgical treatment for dropped head syndrome with cervical spondylotic amyotrophy: a case report
BackgroundDropped head syndrome (DHS) is a flexion deformity of the neck that is caused by severe weakness of the neck extensor muscles. DHS occurs...
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Clinical features and surgical outcomes of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients of different ages: a retrospective study
Study design:Retrospective chart audit.
Objectives:This study aims to compare the clinical features and surgical outcomes in patients with cervical...
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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: Clinical and Genetic Hallmarks
Hereditary spastic paraplegia comprises a wide and heterogeneous group of inherited neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders resulting from...
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Prognostic factors for cervical spondylotic amyotrophy: are signs of spinal cord involvement associated with the neurological prognosis?
Objectives:The purpose of this study was to clarify the prognostic factors for cervical spondylotic amyotrophy (CSA).
Methods:The authors...
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Preoperative diagnosis of the responsible level in CCM using CMAPs: comparison with SCEPs
Study design:A retrospective study.
Objective:To elucidate the correlation between compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) amplitudes and...
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Conservative treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy for cervical spondylotic amyotrophy
Study design:Small case series of patients with cervical spondylotic amyotrophy (CSA) managed by conservative treatment with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO)...
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Spinal cord trauma and the molecular point of no return
A mechanical trauma to the spinal cord can be followed by the development of irreversible and progressive neurodegeneration, as opposed to a...
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Cervical amyotrophy caused by hypertrophy of the posterior longitudinal ligament
Study design: A case report.
Objectives: To report a case of cervical amyotrophy caused by hypertrophy of the posterior longitudinal ligament (HPLL).
Setting:...