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Spondylotic high cervical spinal cord compression presenting with hand complaints
Surgical Neurology
|March 1, 1986
Summary
Sensory dysfunction in the hands can indicate upper cervical spinal cord compression. Somatosensory evoked potentials offer objective data to support patient complaints of hand numbness due to high cervical lesions.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Spinal Cord Medicine
Background:
- Spondylotic compression of the upper cervical spinal cord can lead to hand sensory dysfunction.
- Diagnosing high cervical lesions based solely on subjective hand symptoms can be challenging.