The pattern and chronology of symptom development in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a clinical study
DCM frequently presents with a prodrome of pain before neurological symptoms, with neck and back pain representing the most common and earliest symptoms, while arm pain, leg pain, and headache are also common. Further research is needed to understand the importance of these nonspecific symptoms, which could be early clues that help achieve earlier diagnosis of DCM.
Authors
- Nádia F. Simões de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-5116)
- Yashar Javidan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-5240)
- Tiffany Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-160X)
- Safdar N. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-8177)
- Richard L. Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7261-2028)
- Khadija Soufi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6268-2818)
- José L. Castillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0686-2544)
- K. Anthony Kim
- Omar Ortuno
- Alan W. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7431-2013)
- A. Martin
- Giselle Ghabussi
- Hai Le
- Eric O Klineberg
- Rolando F Roberto
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Louisville (US)
- Lincoln Memorial University (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.10.spine25806
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00