Increasing awareness of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a preventative cause of non-traumatic spinal cord injury
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Published:2021-10-09
Issue:11
Volume:59
Page:1216-1218
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ISSN:1362-4393
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Container-title:Spinal Cord
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Spinal Cord
Author:
Zipser Carl M.ORCID, Margetis Konstantinos, Pedro Karlo M., Curt Armin, Fehlings MichaelORCID, Sadler Iwan, Tetreault Lindsay, Davies Benjamin M., Kotter Mark, Davies Benjamin, Kwon Brian, Zipser Carl, Kurpad Shekar, Rahimi-Movaghar Vafa, Aarabi Bizhan, Harrop James, Guest James, Kalsi-Ryan Sukhvinder, McNair Angus, Furlan Julio, Sadler Iwan, Houghton Delphine, Sarewitz Ellen, Carter Julia, Miller Margot, Boerger Timothy, Howard Paige, Widdop Shirley, Salzman Carla, Milligan Jamie, Merli Geno J., Chen Robert, Wilson Jefferson R., Rodrigues-Pinto Ricardo, Rodrigues-Pinto Ricardo, Wilson Jamie R. F., Kimmatkar Nitin, Milligan Jamie, Davies Benjamin, Yurac Ratko, Cameron Lucy, Zipser Carl, Abdel-Wanis Mohamed, Sarewitz Ellen, Costa Bruno Lourenço, Widdop Shirley, Betz Michael, Obadaseraye Oke, Pedro Karlo, Wood Lianne, ,
Abstract
AbstractDegenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common non-traumatic spinal cord disorder and characterized by progressive neurological impairment. Generally, it is still underdiagnosed and referral to spine specialists is often late, when patients already present with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). To improve early diagnosis and accelerate referral, diagnostic criteria for DCM are required. Recently, AO Spine RECODE- DCM (REsearch Objectives and Common Data Elements for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy) (aospine.org/recode), an international, interdisciplinary and interprofessional initiative, including patients with DCM, was funded with the aim to accelerate knowledge discovery that can change outcomes. In this perspective we advocate for the participation of SCI specialists in this process, where the expertise and perspective on this disorder and requirements for the diagnostic and therapeutic work up is well developed.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Clinical Neurology,Neurology,General Medicine
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