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Kento Okamoto1, Ryota Kimura1, Yuji Kasukawa1
1Orthopaedic Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, JPN.
Abstract:
Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the cervical spinal cord for any reason. Cervical myelopathy most commonly affects the C5-6 level. However, C7-T1 single-level myelopathy is rare, and neurological findings may be atypical, making diagnosis difficult. We report three cases and discuss their clinical manifestations. Unlike other levels of cervical myelopathy, C7-T1 single-level myelopathy may present with gait disturbance without neurological deficits in the upper extremities. In addition, all three of our cases had different levels of spinal cord compression and locations of sensory deficits; at the C7-T1 level, the spinal cord compression may not correspond to the site of the sensory deficit. These features may help clinicians in the diagnosing of myelopathy.
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