The diagnosis was complicated by the presence of right C5–C6 foraminal stenosis compressing on the C6 nerve root sheath on non-contrast MRI, leading to an initial diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy.

22 patients with C6/7 root compression and 25 patients with cervical cord and root compression above/at C6/7. Patients were investigated using conventional nerve conduction studies (NCS) and nerve ...

The author has completed the ICMJE form and declares no conflicts of interest. Spinal cord infarction is a very rare clinical entity, which can be a diagnostic challenge due to its variable clinical ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. Decompression neck surgery to relieve a compressed spinal nerve Cervical laminotomies are performed to relieve pressure on a compressed spinal ...

Your cervical spine contains seven vertebrae (C1 to C7), with six intervertebral discs and eight nerve roots. The spinal cord travels inside the vertebral column constructed from the front by ...

The accessory nerve provides motor function (movement) to two muscles essential to neck and shoulder movement, the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and the trapezius, as well as to the larynx (voice box) and ...

The brachial plexus is a system of nerves that conduct signals to the shoulder, arm and hand. These nerves exit from the spinal cord in the neck to direct the movement and touch sensations of the ...

Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria ...

In people with RA, neck pain and other neck symptoms are caused by inflammation from an overactive immune system that targets healthy tissues. The superficial nerves that control the sensation of the ...

Kundi was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, where doctors confirmed severe damage to his brain and neck nerves. Despite efforts to save him, he died nearly ten days later. South Australian Police ...