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Study design:

Topical review of the literature.

Objective:

The objective of this review article was to assess indications and usefulness of various neurophysiological techniques in diagnosis and management of cervical spondylogenic myelopathy (CSM).

Methods:

The MEDLINE, accessed by Pubmed and EMBASE electronic databases, was searched using the medical subject headings:‘compressive myelopathy’,‘cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM)’,‘cervical spondylogenic myelopathy’,‘motor evoked potentials (MEPs)’,‘transcranial magnetic stimulation’,‘somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs)’,‘electromyography (EMG)’,‘nerve conduction studies (NCS)’and ‘cutaneous silent period (CSP)’.

Results:

SEPs and MEPs recording can usefully supplement clinical examination and neuroimaging findings in assessing the spinal cord injury level and severity. Segmental cervical cord dysfunction can be revealed by an …