Radiographic and CT studies provide detail of osseous structures, while MRI is used to examine the ... The myriad potential diseases of the cervical spine requires that a classification system ...

Some people may be born with a narrow vertebral canal in the neck. Flexing the neck may worsen symptoms. Often the history of symptoms and physical exam may lead to suspicion of cervical stenosis, ...

The findings were insufficient to diagnose multifocal motor neuropathy or anterior horn cell disease. A cervical MRI was performed and showed a myelopathy and cord atrophy at the C4–C7 level (figure 1 ...

Symptoms develop when the cartilage discs between the bones of the cervical spine (called vertebrae) deteriorate or become damaged. With age, these gel-like discs can also dry out, causing them to ...

Introduction: Cervical artery dissections (CAD) are a leading cause of stroke ... with a novel imaging modality; Vessel Wall MR Imaging (VW-MRI). The aim is to highlight distinguishing features of CAD ...

Cervical Cancer Deaths in Young Women Plummet After Introduction of HPV Vaccine Nov. 27, 2024 — Researchers found a reduction in cervical cancer mortality in women under the age of 25 ...

leading to nerve compression (known as radiculopathy). This leads to the onset of referred pain to different parts of the body depending on which spinal nerve is "pinched." The cervical spine is ...

The cervical os is a narrow opening at each end of the cervix (which connects the vagina with the main body of the uterus via the endocervical canal). The cervix is about an inch long but can vary in ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

Design Prospective cohort study. Setting A tertiary hospital in Beijing, China. Methods We enrolled 315 adult patients who underwent cervical spinal surgery in Peking University Third Hospital from ...