Preoperative diagnosis of mental health disorder and dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery

CONCLUSIONS: ACSS is associated with significantly higher postoperative dysphagia in patients diagnosed with an MHD when compared to patients without an established mental health diagnosis. Given the high prevalence of MHDs in patients with spinal pathology, it is important for spine surgeons to take note of the increased incidence of dysphagia faced by this patient population.PMID:38457793 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE23774
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research