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Posterior Column Dysfunction in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

D.J. MacFadyen
D.J. MacFadyen*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences (Neurology) University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
*
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X0
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Five patients had cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) with severe prorioceptive sensory loss in the upper and lower limbs. Despite an advanced age, each recovered considerable function following cervical laminectomy, in follow-up periods of 10 to 40 months. The role of newer methods of investigation including CT scanning, somatosensory evoked responses and nuclear magnetic resonance is discussed. The cause of the proprioceptive sensory loss in these patients cannot be definitively determined, but various ischemic and compressive lesions are discussed as possible pathogenetic mechanisms.

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Original Articles
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 1984 , pp. 365 - 370
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1984

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