Resumen
Definición
Anamnesis y examen
Principales factores de diagnóstico
- presença de fatores de risco
- início espontâneo de dor cervical
- dor e espasmo muscular cervical
- cefaleias ou dor occipital
- fraqueza ou dormência
- presença de dor irradiada no braço
- alterações de reflexo
- fraqueza no braço proximal
- fraqueza na mão distal
- ataxia de marcha
Otros factores de diagnóstico
- espasmo muscular cervical
- diminuição da amplitude de movimento cervical
- alterações sensoriais
Factores de riesgo
- idade >40 anos
- trauma cranioencefálico ou cervical
- cirurgia prévia da coluna cervical
- tensão miofascial cervical prévia
- predisposição genética
Pruebas diagnósticas
Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar
- RNM cervical
- radiografia cervical
Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse
- tomografia computadorizada (TC) cervical
- mielografia de TC cervical
- eletromiografia cervical/dos membros superiores ou velocidade de condução nervosa
- bloqueio da raiz nervosa cervical
Algoritmo de tratamiento
dor cervical axial
radiculopatia espondilótica cervical (REC)
mielopatia cervical degenerativa (MCD)
Colaboradores
Autores
Dennis A. Turner, MA, MD

Professor
Neurosurgery and Neurobiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham
NC
Divulgaciones
DAT is an author of a reference cited in this topic.
Revisores por pares
Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor in Anesthesiology
Associate Vice-Chair, Systems Integration
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham
NC
Divulgaciones
RP is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
Allan I. Binder, MD
Consultant Rheumatologist
Lister Hospital
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Stevenage
UK
Divulgaciones
AIB is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
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Disclosures
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Referencias
Artículos principales
Mazanec D, Reddy A. Medical management of cervical spondylosis. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jan;60(1 suppl 1):S43-50. Resumen
Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Guidelines for the surgical management of cervical degenerative disease. 2009 [internet publication].
Nikolaidis I, Fouyas IP, Sandercock PA, et al. Surgery for cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD001466.Texto completo Resumen
Graham N, Gross A, Goldsmith CH, et al. Mechanical traction for neck pain with or without radiculopathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD006408.Texto completo Resumen
North American Spine Society. Diagnosis and treatment of cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders. 2010 [internet publication}.Texto completo
Gao F, Mao T, Sun W, et al. An updated meta-analysis comparing artificial cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease (CDDD). Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Dec;40(23):1816-23. Resumen
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