Osteoartritis cervical; Artritis del cuello; Artritis cervical
Una evaluación a menudo muestra capacidad limitada para flexionar la cabeza hacia el hombro y rotarla.
La debilidad o la pérdida de sensibilidad pueden ser signos de daño a raíces nerviosas específicas o a la médula espinal. Con frecuencia los reflejos se reducen.
Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes:
Feske SK, Cochrane TL. Degenerative and compressive structural disorders. In: Goetz CG. Goetz: Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 29.
Polston DW. Cervical radiculopathy. Neurol Clin. 2007;25:373-385.
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