This patient has multilevel cervical spondylosis and cervical radiculopathy. Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative process of the intervertebral disks and facet joints. Degeneration of the ...

There are conditions that deserve special consideration because their presentation may mimic pain of neck origin. When these conditions coexist with primary neck pain, they render the separation of ...

A 46 year-old woman presented with pain in the neck for several months followed by a rapidly progressive quadriparesis over two days. Schwannoma: (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the cervical spine; ...

This week we are going to discuss several conditions which affect the neck (cervical spine) and the treatments which may benefit. This is by no means an inclusive list, but covers some of the main ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T2 weighted Saggital cervical spine scan of male, aged 55, with pain in right arm. Shows two small lesions in the cord, one at level C2, the other at level C7. Inset ...

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica - back pain that shoots down the leg - have evidence of ...

The cervical plexus block is a regional anaesthetic technique that has become increasingly established as an alternative to general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy. This procedure involves the ...