TY - JOUR
T1 - Symptomatic cervical spinal stenosis in spastic cerebral palsy
AU - Hung, Chun Wai
AU - Matsumoto, Hiroko
AU - Ball, Jacob R.
AU - Plachta, Stephen
AU - Dutkowsky, Joseph P.
AU - Kim, Heakyung
AU - Hyman, Joshua E.
AU - Riew, K. Daniel
AU - Roye, David P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Mac Keith Press
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Aim: To describe the prevalence of symptomatic cervical spinal stenosis (CSS) in spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and associated characteristics. Method: This cross-sectional study of adults (>18y) with CP (2006–2016) at a single institution compared the patient characteristics (demographics, comorbidities, surgical history, medications, Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] level, and CP type) of patients with and without CSS. Results: Of 424 patients (mean age 33y 4mo, SD 13y 6mo, range 18–78y; 225 females, 199 males), 32 patients (7.5%) had symptomatic CSS. GMFCS levels in the study cohort were distributed as follows: level I, 25%; level II, 25%; level III, 22%; level IV, 19%; level V, 9%. Twenty-five out of 32 (78.1%) patients had spastic CP, two (6.3%) had dystonic CP, and one (3.1%) had mixed characteristics. Individuals with CSS were older (mean age 54y 6mo, SD 10y 5mo vs mean age 31y 7mo, SD 12y 1mo, p<0.05) and had a higher body mass index (26.1, SD 4.8 vs 23.4, SD 6.2, p<0.05) than those without CSS. Presentations included upper-extremity symptoms (73%), ambulation decline (70%), neck pain (53%), and incontinence (30%). Common stenosis levels were C5–C6 (59%), C4–C5 (56%), and C6–C7 (53%). Interpretation: Symptomatic CSS was identified in 7.5% of this adult cohort during the 2006 to 2016 period. Diagnosis in CP is difficult due to impaired communication and pre-existing gait abnormalities and spasticity. Given the high prevalence of symptomatic CSS in adults, we propose developing screening guidelines. Physicians must maintain a high level of suspicion for CSS if patients present with changes in gait or spasticity.
AB - Aim: To describe the prevalence of symptomatic cervical spinal stenosis (CSS) in spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and associated characteristics. Method: This cross-sectional study of adults (>18y) with CP (2006–2016) at a single institution compared the patient characteristics (demographics, comorbidities, surgical history, medications, Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] level, and CP type) of patients with and without CSS. Results: Of 424 patients (mean age 33y 4mo, SD 13y 6mo, range 18–78y; 225 females, 199 males), 32 patients (7.5%) had symptomatic CSS. GMFCS levels in the study cohort were distributed as follows: level I, 25%; level II, 25%; level III, 22%; level IV, 19%; level V, 9%. Twenty-five out of 32 (78.1%) patients had spastic CP, two (6.3%) had dystonic CP, and one (3.1%) had mixed characteristics. Individuals with CSS were older (mean age 54y 6mo, SD 10y 5mo vs mean age 31y 7mo, SD 12y 1mo, p<0.05) and had a higher body mass index (26.1, SD 4.8 vs 23.4, SD 6.2, p<0.05) than those without CSS. Presentations included upper-extremity symptoms (73%), ambulation decline (70%), neck pain (53%), and incontinence (30%). Common stenosis levels were C5–C6 (59%), C4–C5 (56%), and C6–C7 (53%). Interpretation: Symptomatic CSS was identified in 7.5% of this adult cohort during the 2006 to 2016 period. Diagnosis in CP is difficult due to impaired communication and pre-existing gait abnormalities and spasticity. Given the high prevalence of symptomatic CSS in adults, we propose developing screening guidelines. Physicians must maintain a high level of suspicion for CSS if patients present with changes in gait or spasticity.
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U2 - 10.1111/dmcn.14607
DO - 10.1111/dmcn.14607
M3 - Article
C2 - 32639039
AN - SCOPUS:85087652428
SN - 0012-1622
VL - 62
SP - 1147
EP - 1153
JO - Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
JF - Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
IS - 10
ER -