I thought it was a stroke. Spine disease?Similar symptoms to cervical spinal cord spondylosis
Oct 20, 2024
If you show symptoms such as weak hands and feet and poor chopsticks, you will suspect a stroke. However, it is important to accurately distinguish this as a symptom similar to the case of a central nervous system problem.
The cervical spine has a central nerve called the spinal cord, and a disease in which the spinal cord, which is a collection of nerve bundles going down from the brain to the legs, is compressed by degenerative changes and causes problems is called 'Cervical Spondylosis'. Cervical spinal cord spondylosis is prone to falls due to loss of arm and leg strength in the early stages as hand sensations become dull. In severe cases, there is a problem with the urine control function and it is a disease that causes quadriplegia.
Patient A, in his 60s, visited Gangnam Nanuri Hospital after developing unknown pain in his neck for several months and showing symptoms of hand and foot loss. He was suspected of having a stroke, so he went to see a neurologist, but there were no abnormal findings, so he was guided to the spinal center. A performed a neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test and was diagnosed with 'Cervical Spondylosis', followed by a spinal endoscopy. With rapid recovery after surgery, the senses of hands and feet have also returned to normal, making everyday actions that were uncomfortable easy.
"The typical disease of cervical spinal cord spondylosis is poor hand and foot function.," said Kim Seung-beom, director of Gangnam Nanuri Hospital's spinal center. "Most patients misunderstand cervical spinal cord as a neurological disease such as stroke and visit neurology first."
The cause of cervical spinal cord spondylosis can be 'adulatosis', a disease that compresses the spinal nerves as the posterior ligament located behind the neck bone thickens and hardens. The second is 'Yellow anthropomorphism', and the yellow ligament is a ligament that holds the joint attached to the back of the spine, and it thickens like the latter, and presses the spinal nerve. MRI examination is essential for accurate examination because various symptoms are accompanied by various causes. Imaging diagnostic tests can determine the exact location and size of the lesion and play an important role in establishing a treatment direction.
Damage to the spine, the central nerve, is difficult to expect to be effective only with non-surgical treatment. In the case of mild cases, medication is prescribed, but cervical spondylosis accompanied by discs or posterior phlegm, which does not improve even with medication, is performed with an endoscope to remove intervertebral plates or hardened ligaments.
Kim Seung-beom, director of Gangnam Nanuri Hospital's Spine Center, advised, `Leggy numbness, pull, and radial pain, which are another symptoms of cervical spinal cord spondylosis, are similar to those of lumbar discs or stenosis, but if there is no abnormality in the back or symptoms continue even after treatment, you should suspect abnormalities in the cervical or thoracic vertebrae and get tested.'
In the case of cervical spinal cord spondylosis, there is also a self-diagnosis method that can be done simply at home. If suspicious symptoms appear frequently, it is recommended to visit a spinal hospital for special treatment.
Working in a rigid position in the office for a long time, or using smartphones and tablets for a long time for students is a shortcut to ruining the cervical spine because there is little movement in the neck and it is fixed. Even now, let's put down our smartphone for a while and do a light neck stretching. Neck stretching can be the first step in preventing cervical spondylosis by lowering cervical pressure.
※Self-diagnosis of cervical spinal cord spondylosis
-I can't write very well.
-It's hard to clench and straighten your fist.
-I feel like I'm walking on clouds.
-It's easy to fall down.
-It's hard to button your clothes.
-It's hard to use chopsticks.
The cervical spine has a central nerve called the spinal cord, and a disease in which the spinal cord, which is a collection of nerve bundles going down from the brain to the legs, is compressed by degenerative changes and causes problems is called 'Cervical Spondylosis'. Cervical spinal cord spondylosis is prone to falls due to loss of arm and leg strength in the early stages as hand sensations become dull. In severe cases, there is a problem with the urine control function and it is a disease that causes quadriplegia.
Patient A, in his 60s, visited Gangnam Nanuri Hospital after developing unknown pain in his neck for several months and showing symptoms of hand and foot loss. He was suspected of having a stroke, so he went to see a neurologist, but there were no abnormal findings, so he was guided to the spinal center. A performed a neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test and was diagnosed with 'Cervical Spondylosis', followed by a spinal endoscopy. With rapid recovery after surgery, the senses of hands and feet have also returned to normal, making everyday actions that were uncomfortable easy.
"The typical disease of cervical spinal cord spondylosis is poor hand and foot function.," said Kim Seung-beom, director of Gangnam Nanuri Hospital's spinal center. "Most patients misunderstand cervical spinal cord as a neurological disease such as stroke and visit neurology first."
The cause of cervical spinal cord spondylosis can be 'adulatosis', a disease that compresses the spinal nerves as the posterior ligament located behind the neck bone thickens and hardens. The second is 'Yellow anthropomorphism', and the yellow ligament is a ligament that holds the joint attached to the back of the spine, and it thickens like the latter, and presses the spinal nerve. MRI examination is essential for accurate examination because various symptoms are accompanied by various causes. Imaging diagnostic tests can determine the exact location and size of the lesion and play an important role in establishing a treatment direction.
Damage to the spine, the central nerve, is difficult to expect to be effective only with non-surgical treatment. In the case of mild cases, medication is prescribed, but cervical spondylosis accompanied by discs or posterior phlegm, which does not improve even with medication, is performed with an endoscope to remove intervertebral plates or hardened ligaments.
Kim Seung-beom, director of Gangnam Nanuri Hospital's Spine Center, advised, `Leggy numbness, pull, and radial pain, which are another symptoms of cervical spinal cord spondylosis, are similar to those of lumbar discs or stenosis, but if there is no abnormality in the back or symptoms continue even after treatment, you should suspect abnormalities in the cervical or thoracic vertebrae and get tested.'
In the case of cervical spinal cord spondylosis, there is also a self-diagnosis method that can be done simply at home. If suspicious symptoms appear frequently, it is recommended to visit a spinal hospital for special treatment.
Working in a rigid position in the office for a long time, or using smartphones and tablets for a long time for students is a shortcut to ruining the cervical spine because there is little movement in the neck and it is fixed. Even now, let's put down our smartphone for a while and do a light neck stretching. Neck stretching can be the first step in preventing cervical spondylosis by lowering cervical pressure.
※Self-diagnosis of cervical spinal cord spondylosis
-I can't write very well.
-It's hard to clench and straighten your fist.
-I feel like I'm walking on clouds.
-It's easy to fall down.
-It's hard to button your clothes.
-It's hard to use chopsticks.
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