title: Cervical radiculopathy: pathophysiology, presentation, and clinical evaluation.
abstract: Cervical radiculopathy is a common condition that usually results from compression and inflammation of the cervical nerve root or roots in the region of the neural foramen. It is frequently caused by cervical disc herniation and cervical spondylosis. The diagnosis can be established by history and physical examination, but care should be taken, as diagnoses can mimic or coexist with cervical radiculopathy, such as entrapment neuropathies. The pathophysiology, presentation, and clinical evaluation of cervical radiculopathy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Khalid M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Abbed
authors.forename: Jean-Valéry C E
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Coumans
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology