Early surgical intervention alleviates sensory symptoms following acute traumatic central cord syndrome.
Kaiwen ChenCong NieHuan SongYu ZhuFeizhou LyuJianyuan JiangChaojun ZhengPublished 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 (2022)
Central hypersensitivity may be involved in the persistence of sensory symptoms in ATCCS, and this augmented central processing may commence in the early stage. Early surgical treatment may reverse dysfunction of endogenous pain modulation, thus reducing the risk of central sensitization and alleviating sensory symptoms.