Cervical Spine
A 48-year-old office worker presents with right arm pain and numbness radiating to the middle finger. She reports weakness when extending her wrist and elbow. Examination reveals decreased triceps reflex and sensory deficit over the middle finger and dorsum of the forearm. MRI shows a right C6-C7 disc herniation. Regarding cervical radiculopathy and dermatomal patterns:
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Cervical nerve roots exit above their corresponding vertebra (except C8 which exits below C7); a C6-...
C5 radiculopathy: deltoid and biceps weakness, sensory loss over lateral arm and lateral forearm to ...
Cervical nerve roots exit below their corresponding vertebra; a C6-C7 disc herniation affects the C6...
Clinical examination should include motor testing (deltoid C5, biceps C5-C6, wrist extensors C6, tri...
Natural history of cervical radiculopathy is generally favorable with most patients improving with c...
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