Early vs Late Surgical Decompression for Central Cord Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The optimal clinical management of central cord syndrome (CCS) remains unclear; yet this is becoming an increasingly relevant public health problem in the face of an aging population.

Objective

To provide a head-to-head comparison of the neurologic and functional outcomes of early (<24 hours) vs late (≥24 hours) surgical decompression for CCS.

Design, setting, and participants

Patients who underwent surgery for CCS (lower extremity motor score [LEMS] - upper extremity motor score [UEMS] ≥ 5) were included in this propensity score-matched cohort study. Data were collected from December 1991 to March 2017, and the analysis was performed from March 2020 to January 2021. This study identified patients with CCS from 3 international multicenter studies with data

SUBMITTER: Badhiwala JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520438 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature