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cervical spondylosis
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cervical spondylosis

Degenerative disease of the neck vertebrae. Compression of the spinal cord and cervical nerves by narrowing of spaces between vertebrae causes radiating neck or arm pain and stiffness, restricted head movement, headaches, spastic paralysis, and arm and leg weakness. Cervical spondylosis can resemble neurological disease with unrelated arthritis. It is treated with rest, traction, and possibly a cervical collar. Removal of herniated disks or fusion of vertebrae may be necessary.



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The Cochrane review of surgery for lumbar disc prolapse and degenerative lumbar spondylosis.
Her medical history indicated arterial hypertension, intermittent pain in the cervical and lumbar region due to spondylosis, frequent headaches and myalgias, and treatment of typical EM skin lesions at our LB outpatient clinic in 1992 and 1994; the latter lesions were culture positive for Borrelia.
Under the agreement terms, the two companies aim to obtain approval for an additional indication of limaprost alfadex, namely the treatment of cervical spondylosis.
 
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