Value of Surgery and Nonsurgical Approaches for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations

03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cervical spondylotic myelopathy Surgical management Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Review Article Recommendations RC346-429 Degenerative cervical myelopathy 3. Good health
DOI: 10.14245/ns.1938238.119 Publication Date: 2019-09-26T22:03:18Z
ABSTRACT
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common cause of adult spinal cord dysfunction. Although the therapeutic options for moderate to severe CSM patients have been established well, the existing guidelines for therapeutic decisions in mild cases of CSM are unclear. We present a review of literature on conservative treatment and surgery for CSM and suggest general recommendations applicable in various clinical presentations and in different geographic locations across the globe, with due considerations to available resources and locally prevalent practices.
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