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. 2015 Oct 28;11(492):2023-9.

[Cervical disc herniation--diagnosis and treatment]

[Article in French]
M-V Corniola, E Tessitore, K Schaller, O P Gautschi
  • PMID: 26672182

[Cervical disc herniation--diagnosis and treatment]

[Article in French]
M-V Corniola et al. Rev Med Suisse. .

Abstract

A cervical disc herniation (CDH) is a frequently encountered pathology in primary care medicine. It may give rise to a compression of a nerve root (a radiculopathy, with or without sensory-motor deficit) or of the spinal cord (myelopathy). The majority of CDHs can be supported by means of a conservative treatment. When a radiculopathy is found and a clinico-radiological correlation is present, a moderate neurological deficit appears suddenly, or if it is progressive under conservative treatment or if pain is poorly controlled by well-conducted conservative treatment performed during 6 to 8 months, surgery is then recommended. A symptomatic cervical myelopathy is, by itself, an indication for a surgical treatment.

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  • [Management of herniated cervical discs and smarter medicine].
    Dussoix P, Kherad O. Dussoix P, et al. Rev Med Suisse. 2015 Dec 9;11(498):2349. Rev Med Suisse. 2015. PMID: 26790244 French. No abstract available.
  • [Response].
    Corniola MV, Tessitore E, Schaller K, Gautschi OP. Corniola MV, et al. Rev Med Suisse. 2015 Dec 9;11(498):2349. Rev Med Suisse. 2015. PMID: 26790245 French. No abstract available.

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