Cervical compressive myelopathy: clinical features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Cervical compressive myelopathy: clinical features. Degenerative spondylosis, Trauma, Neoplastic. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Causes

  • Degenerative spondylosis
  • Trauma
  • Neoplastic
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Spinal infections: abscesses
  • Haematoma
  • Fluorosis
  • Ochronotic vertebral arthropathy
  • Craniocervical junction dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF)

Symptoms

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Clinical signs

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Myelopathy hand

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) spine: features

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Predictors of poor progression

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Synonym

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References

  1. Johnston RA. The management of acute spinal cord compression. JNNP 1993; 56:1046-1054. 
  2. Ambwani V, Dongre N, Singh V, Paliwal VK. Fluorosis causing spinal cord compression. Pract Neurol 2020 (Online ahead of print).
  3. Fisher RL, Medcalf TW, Henderson MC. Endemic fluorosis with spinal cord compression. A case report and review. Arch Intern Med 1989; 149:697-700.
  4. Pinto WBVR, Farias IB, Badia BML, et al. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy secondary to ochronotic vertebral arthropathy. Neurology 2021; 96:627-628.
  5. Naylor RM, Topinka B, Rinaldo L, et al. Progressive myelopathy from a craniocervical junction dural arteriovenous fistula. Stroke 2021; 52:e278-e281.
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