Combined Neurophysiologic and Neuroimaging Approach to Reveal the Structure-Function Paradox in Cervical Myelopathy.
Paulina Simonne ScheurenGergely DavidJohn Lawrence Kipling KramerCatherine Ruth JutzelerMarkus HuppPatrick FreundArmin CurtMichèle HubliJan RosnerPublished in: Neurology (2021)
Our findings provide neurophysiological evidence to substantiate that structural damage in the spinal cord does not equate to functional somatosensory deficits. This study recognizes the pronounced structure-function paradox in cervical myelopathies and underlines the inevitable need for a multi-modal phenotyping approach to reveal the eloquence of lesions within somatosensory pathways.