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Cervical myelopathy
Myelopathy means pathology affecting the spinal cord in the case in the cervical region vascular lesions, tumors inflammation degenerative disc disorders or infection are the usual causes.
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Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 30-year old asked:
Cervical myelopathy. What is it?
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What is cervical myelopathy due to?
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What sort of disease is cervical myelopathy?
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How common is it for somebody to get cervical myelopathy?
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A 41-year old asked:
I know cervical myelopathy has consequences. What are they?
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Do lots of people get cervical myelopathy, or is it unusual?
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Is there tratment for spasticity due to cervical myelopathy ?
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A member asked:
What kind of doctor sees somebody for cervical myelopathy?
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A 35-year old asked:
Are dizziness and vertigo symptoms of cervical myelopathy?
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Any surgical tratment for spasticity due to cervical myelopathy ?
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A 48-year old asked:
What has been the experience with a cervical myelopathy surgery for the spine..?
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What has been the experience/results after a cervical myelopathy surgery for the spine?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Is the only way cervical myelopathy diagnosed is from a mri? Can a ncs?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it possible to have cervical myelopathy caused by a reduced canal diameter of approx 12.5mm. causing severe Myelopathy symptoms, without signal change on repeated MRIs? a 'normal'ish. MRI?
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A 42-year old asked:
I have cervical myelopathy. Should I have a spinal fusion, laminectomy or adjustment?
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A 50-year old asked:
Please let me know if there is any surgical treatment for spasticity due to cervical myelopathy ?
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A 39-year old asked:
How do you diagnose and treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Is numbness in saddle area a symptom of cervical spine myelopathy?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What is myelopathy (cervical) definition & all info about it plz?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Can Cervical Stenosis without myelopathy progress to Stenosis with myelopathy?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is "cervical spondylosis without myelopathy"?
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A 38-year old asked:
Diagnosed with cervical spondylosis w/myelopathy. Can anyone tell me more?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Can someone tell me what cervical spondylosis without myelopathy means? And what are annular tears?
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A 58-year old male asked:
What is intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy cervical region?
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A 48-year old male asked:
In Short, is is possible that slurred speech could be related to Severe Cervical Stenosis with Myelopathy @ C4-C5, C5-C6 and C6-C7 level (symptomatic)?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Can cervical radiculopathy and intervertebral disc disorder with myelopathy, cervical region cause bladder problems?"
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A 75-year old female asked:
I have Cervical Spondylosis without Myelopathy. The palms of my hands and into the thumbs are very pink. Could this be a pinched nerve?
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A 58-year old male asked:
Are the injuries of cervical stenosis, spondylosis and myelopathy a type of spinal cord injury? And is someone who has one of those conditions considered to have a spinal cord injury?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Mri findings say acquired spondylolisthesis and cervical spinal stenosis with myelopathy . I am in a great amount of pain. What next ?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Can cervical spinal stenosis with myelopathy that is bad enough to require surgery because of so much narrowing of spinal canal cause a delay in urination and problems ejaculating? I dont have ED but usually can't "finish" sometimes I can with aggressive
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