Abnormal Gait Exam - Wide Based Gait, Cervical Myelopathy Gait The clinical syndrome that results from a disorder in the spinal cord that disrupts or interrupts the normal transmission of the neural signals is called a “myelopathy”. For anatomical reasons, cervical myelopathy may involve the arms and hands, legs, and bowel and bladder function.The symptoms of cervical myelopathy depend on the level(s) of the spinal cord that are involved and the pattern of the involvement. Symptoms may include: numbness of the hands, clumsiness of the hands, arm weakness, hand weakness, leg stiffness (“walking like a robot”), loss of balance, and urinary urgency. Neck pain may also be present but is frequently not a significant complaint.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 10:46:52 +0000
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