First neurological symptoms in degenerative cervical myelopathy: does it predict the outcome?
Neriman ÖzkanMehdi ChihiTobias SchoembergThiemo Florin DingerMoritz HelsperAhmet ParlakRamazan JabbarliYahya AhmadipourUlrich SureNicolai El HindyOliver GembruchPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)
Motor deficits and gait disturbances as the first symptom of DCM are negative predictors for postoperative neurological outcome. Nevertheless, patients with motor deficits and gait disturbance significantly profit from the surgical treatment despite poor preoperative mJOA Score.