Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Spectrum of Related Disorders Affecting the Aging Spine

• Published in: Neurosurgery Vol. 77 Suppl 4; no. Supplement 1; pp. S51 - S67
• Main Authors: Tetreault, Lindsay, Goldstein, Christina L., Arnold, Paul, Harrop, James, Hilibrand, Alan, Nouri, Aria, Fehlings, Michael G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Copyright by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 01.10.2015; Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
• Subjects: Aging; Cervical Vertebrae; Degenerative disc disease; Demyelinating Diseases - etiology; Demyelinating Diseases - physiopathology; Disease Progression; Humans; Hypertrophy; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - complications; Ligamentum Flavum - pathology; Neck; Neurosurgery; Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament - complications; Osteoarthritis, Spine - complications; Prevalence; Quality of Life; Risk Factors; Spinal cord; Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis; Spinal Cord Compression - etiology; Spinal Cord Compression - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Ischemia - etiology; Spinal Cord Ischemia - physiopathology; Spondylosis - complications; Zygapophyseal Joint
• ISSN: 0148-396X; 1524-4040; 1524-4040
• DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000951

Cervical spinal cord dysfunction can result from either traumatic or nontraumatic causes, including tumors, infections, and degenerative changes. In this article, we review the range of degenerative spinal disorders resulting in progressive cervical spinal cord compression and propose the adoption o...