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Can a cervical herniated disc in the neck cause slurred speech, difficulty talking, and swallowing? sometimes choking on thin liquids?
3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mark Hutchinsonanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 36 years experience
No: Cervical discs classically cause radiation to the upper extremities.
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Dr. Marlis Gonzalez fernandez commented
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 15 years experience
The symptoms described commonly relate to stroke
Mar 17, 2013
Dr. Gregory Carolananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 21 years experience
No: Those functions (swallowing, talking, etc) are all mediated from above the c-spine. Those symptoms are worrisome for stroke and evaluation should be sought on an emergent basis.
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Dr. Marlis Gonzalez fernandezanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 15 years experience
Evaluation needed: Swallowing problems are most commonly related to neurological disease. The most common reason for these symptoms would be a stroke in the brain stem but other reasons need to be investigated for an appropriate treatment plan to be set.
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Dr. Mark Weston commented
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 33 years experience
A herniated cetvical disc cannotvcause these symptoms generally they cause shoulder or arm psin
May 7, 2013
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