Avaliação da dor cervical

Last reviewed: 14 Jul 2025
Last updated: 02 Apr 2025

Summary

Differentials

Common

  • Osteoartrite
  • Distensão cervical
  • Lesão aguda em chicote
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Uncommon

  • Artrite reumatoide
  • Síndrome facetária cervical
  • Torcicolo espasmódico
  • Fratura cervical
  • Luxação da coluna cervical
  • Radiculopatia cervical
  • Mielopatia cervical
  • Câncer: metastático
  • Câncer: primário
  • Meningite
  • Osteomielite vertebral
  • Abscesso epidural
  • Herpes-zóster
  • Dissecção de artéria carótida
  • Dissecção da artéria vertebral
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Contributors

Authors

Richard S. Penaloza, MD
Richard S. Penaloza

Associate Professor of Medicine

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Denver

CO

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RSP declares that he has no competing interests.

David J. Tanaka, MD
David J. Tanaka

Associate Professor of Medicine

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Denver

CO

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DJT declares that he has no competing interests.

Jeffrey Druck, MD

Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

University of Utah

Salt Lake City

UT

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JD declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Allan Binder, MD

Consultant Rheumatologist

Lister Hospital

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Stevenage

UK

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AB declares that he has no competing interests.

Margot Putukian, MD

Director of Athletic Medicine

Princeton University

Princeton

NJ

Disclosures

MP is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Robert McNamara, MD, FAAEM

Chairman

Department of Emergency Medicine

Temple University School of Medicine

Philadelphia

PA

Disclosures

RM declares that he has no competing interests.

Steven P. Cohen, MD

Chief of Pain Medicine

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore

MD

Disclosures

SPC receives research funding from Scilex and is evaluating a local anaesthetic patch for neck pain.

References

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Key articles

American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: acute spinal trauma. 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Expert Panel on Neurological Imaging, Ortiz AO, Levitt A, et al. ACR appropriateness criteria: suspected spine infection. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Nov;18(11S):S488-501.Full text  Abstract

American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: cervical pain or cervical radiculopathy. 2024 [internet publication].Full text

Bono CM, Ghiselli G, Gilbert TJ, et al; North American Spine Society. An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders. Spine J. 2011 Jan;11(1):64-72. Abstract

Reference articles

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  • Guidelines

    • ACR appropriateness criteria: cervical pain or cervical radiculopathy
    • ACR appropriateness criteria: acute spinal trauma
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  • Patient information

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