Condition Overview
Cervical Myelopathy
Decompression and stabilisation strategies for cervical spinal cord compression leading to gait disturbance.
When to Suspect Cervical Myelopathy
- •Hand clumsiness and difficulty with buttons or writing
- •Unsteady gait and frequent falls
- •Electric shock sensations down the spine on neck flexion
How We Treat Cervical Myelopathy
- •MRI screening and neuromonitoring for severity
- •Anterior or posterior decompression with fusion as needed
- •Physiotherapy focused on balance and strength post-surgery
Common Keywords & Symptoms
myelopathycervicalspinal cord
Related Conditions
Cervical Disc Herniation
Motion-preserving endoscopic and microscopic techniques to relieve neck pain and arm weakness.
cervical discneck painradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tumour
Microsurgical excision and adjuvant therapy for intradural and intramedullary spinal cord tumours.
spinal cord tumourintraduralependymoma