[Scintigraphic evaluation of posture-dependent stenoses of the cervical cerebrospinal fluid space]

The results obtained by scintillation scanning of the cervical CSF space at maximum ante- and retroflexion in 24 patients show that the method can be recommended for use in the case of cervical myelopathy when the polymorphous early symptoms appear and before myelography. Its use for follow-up examinations is also recommended. The detection of posture induced constriction of the lumen provides additional information and increases the sensitivity considerably because, particularly during retroflexion, minor inflammatory reactions lead to scintigraphically detectable reductions in the liquor space.