The authors present a review of literature focusing on state-of-art of surgical management of cervical spondylogenic myelopathy (CSM). Pathophysiology of CSM, evaluation and differential diagnosis are also described. Special attention is given to the value of neurophysiological aspects in pre- and postoperative examination.
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Study Design: Topical review of the literature.
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Methods: The MEDLINE, accessed by Pubmed and EMBASE electronic databases, was searched using the medical subject headings: 'compressive myelopathy', 'cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)', 'cervical spondylogenic myelopathy', 'motor evoked potentials (MEPs)', 'transcranial magnetic stimulation', 'somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs)', 'electromyography (EMG)', 'nerve conduction studies (NCS)' and 'cutaneous silent period (CSP)'.
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