title: [Cervical disc herniation--diagnosis and treatment].
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.
authors.forename: M-V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Corniola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tessitore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Gautschi
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy