New clinical sign of cervical myelopathy: Wazir hand myelopathy sign.
Journal Title: Singapore Medical Journal - Year 2011, Vol 52, Issue 1
Abstract
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) represents a spectrum of pathologies with progressive compression of the spinal cord. The clinical signs and symptoms play a key role in diagnosis. The characteristic hand myelopathy signs are of significant clinical importance. The aim of this descriptive study was to report a relatively easy to elicit new hand myelopathy sign. The basis for this is finger and wrist flexor disinhibition, which is used for the spinal specificity of cord compression at or above the C5/6 level.
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N N Wazir, B A Kareem
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