The restless spinal cord in degenerative cervical myelopathy

M Hupp, N Pfender, K Vallotton… - American Journal …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The spinal cord is subject to a periodic, cardiac-related
movement, which is increased at the level of a cervical stenosis. Increased oscillations may …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord motion in degenerative cervical myelopathy: the level of the stenotic segment and gender cause altered pathodynamics

K Wolf, M Reisert, SF Beltrán, JH Klingler… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM), focally increased spinal cord motion has been
observed for C5/C6, but whether stenoses at other cervical segments lead to similar …

[HTML][HTML] Increased cranio-caudal spinal cord oscillations are the cardinal pathophysiological change in degenerative cervical myelopathy

N Pfender, J Rosner, CM Zipser, S Friedl… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of non-
traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury, but its pathophysiology is poorly understood. As …

[HTML][HTML] Segmental differences of cervical spinal cord motion: advancing from confounders to a diagnostic tool

M Hupp, K Vallotton, C Brockmann, S Huwyler… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Increased cranio-caudal spinal cord motion is associated with clinical impairment in
degenerative cervical myelopathy. However, whether spinal cord motion holds potential as a …

Comparison of axial and sagittal spinal cord motion measurements in degenerative cervical myelopathy

N Pfender, J Rosner, CM Zipser, S Friedl… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose The timing of decision‐making for a surgical intervention
in patients with mild degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is challenging. Spinal cord …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic cord compression causing cervical myelopathy

AF Joaquim, GR Baum, LA Tan, KD Riew - Neurospine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to the highly mobile nature of the cervical spine, and the fact that most magnetic
resonance imagings (MRIs) and computed tomography scans are obtained only in one …

Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a review of structural changes and measurement techniques

A Nouri, AR Martin, D Mikulis, MG Fehlings - Neurosurgical focus, 2016 - thejns.org
Degenerative cervical myelopathy encompasses a spectrum of age-related structural
changes of the cervical spine that result in static and dynamic injury to the spinal cord and …

Imaging and electrophysiology for degenerative cervical myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 9]

AR Martin, L Tetreault, A Nouri, A Curt… - Global spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Narrative review. Objective The current review aimed to describe the role of
existing techniques and emerging methods of imaging and electrophysiology for the …

The relationship between MRI signal intensity changes, clinical presentation, and surgical outcome in degenerative cervical myelopathy: analysis of a global cohort

A Nouri, AR Martin, S Kato, H Reihani-Kermani… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospective data. Objective. To assess the
relationship between MRI signal intensity changes, clinical presentation, and surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Proposing a framework to understand the role of imaging in degenerative cervical myelopathy: enhancement of MRI protocols needed for accurate diagnosis …

CM Zipser, MG Fehlings, K Margetis, A Curt, M Betz… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
DCM is an important, disabling and unfortunately frequently overlooked condition, which is
estimated to affect as many as one in 50 adults. 1–4 Despite the prevalence of DCM …