[Diagnostics and conservative treatment of cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis].
CONCLUSION: Clinical neurological examination and diagnostic imaging are fundamental for the diagnosis of neurologically relevant cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis. Additional laboratory blood and cerebrospinal fluid testing might be required for a differential diagnosis. Neurophysiological testing is reserved for specific clinical problems. The clinical evidence for the efficacy of conservative therapeutic strategies is limited.
PMID: 29663022 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Nervenarzt - Category: Neurology Authors: Hug A, Hähnel S, Weidner N Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research