Cervical Spine Disorders
A 45-year-old office worker presents with 6 weeks of right arm pain radiating from the neck to the thumb and index finger. He has weakness of elbow flexion and decreased biceps reflex. MRI shows a C5-C6 disc herniation with right-sided foraminal stenosis compressing the exiting nerve root. Regarding cervical disc herniation:
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Cervical nerve roots exit above their corresponding vertebral body (C6 root exits at C5-C6 level); t...
C6 radiculopathy causes thumb/index numbness, biceps and brachioradialis weakness, and diminished bi...
Cervical nerve roots exit below their vertebral body like the lumbar spine; C6 radiculopathy causes ...
Cervical myelopathy (cord compression) presents with gait disturbance, balance problems, hand clumsi...
Most cervical radiculopathy resolves with conservative treatment (6-12 weeks); surgical options incl...
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