The Frequency of Symptoms in Patients With a Diagnosis of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Results of a Scoping Review.
Zhilin JiangBenjamin Marshall DaviesCarl ZipserKonstantinos MargetisAllan MartinStavros MatsoukasFreschta Zipser-MohammadzadaNajmeh KheramAndrea BoraschiElina ZakinOke Righteous ObadaserayeMichael G FehlingsJamie WilsonRatko YuracChad E CookJamie MilliganJulia TabrahShirley WiddopLianne WoodElizabeth A RobertsTanzil RujeedawaLindsay Tetreaultnull nullPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
Patients with DCM present with many different symptoms, most commonly sensorimotor impairment of the upper extremities, pain, bladder dysfunction and gait disturbance. If patients present with a combination of these symptoms, further neuroimaging is indicated to confirm the diagnosis of DCM.