Epidemiology and Overview of the Clinical Spectrum of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

Satoshi Yamaguchi; Takafumi Mitsuhara; Masaru Abiko; Masaaki Takeda; Kaoru Kurisu

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2017.09.001

Epidemiology and Overview of the Clinical Spectrum of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2018 Jan;29(1):1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2017.09.001. Epub 2017 Oct 27.

Authors

Satoshi Yamaguchi¹, Takafumi Mitsuhara², Masaru Abiko², Masaaki Takeda², Kaoru Kurisu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: satjp02@gmail.com.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan.

PMID: 29173421
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2017.09.001

Abstract

Degenerative cervical spondylosis (DCM) is an umbrella term used to describe myelopathy caused by various degenerative changes in the cervical spine. This article outlines the spectrum of DCM and reviews the epidemiology of each factor composing DCM. The uniform term of DCM is expected to elucidate the epidemiology of myelopathy caused by degenerative changes of the cervical spine."

Keywords: Cervical spine; Degeneration; Epidemiology; Myelopathy; Spectrum.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae / pathology*
Humans
Incidence
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Prevalence
Spinal Cord Compression / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Compression / epidemiology*
Spinal Cord Compression / etiology
Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
Spondylosis / complications*
Spondylosis / diagnostic imaging
Spondylosis / pathology