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A study to correlate the hand function with the physical structure and physiological function of the cervical spinal cord in cervical myelopathy.

Law Ka Pui, Karlen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 159-170). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Declaration --- p.1 / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgement --- p.vii / Abbreviations --- p.viii / List of Figures --- p.x / List of Tables --- p.xiv / Contents --- p.xvi / Chapter Chapter One - --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- The Cervical Spine / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Anatomy of Typical Cervical Vertebrae --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- The Vertebral Body / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- The Vertebral (Neural) Arch / Chapter 1.1.1.3 --- The Vertebral Processes / Chapter 1.1.1.4 --- The Foramina / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Anatomy of Atypical Cervical Vertebrae --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- The Cervical Region of Spinal Cord --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.3.1 --- Structure of the Spinal Cord / Chapter 1.1.3.1.1 --- Gray Matter / Chapter 1.1.3.1.2 --- White Matter / Chapter 1.1.4 --- The Crucial Ascending Tracts in the White Column --- p.11 / Chapter 1.1.4.1 --- Tracts in Dorsal (Posterior) Column / Chapter 1.1.4.2 --- Tracts in the Lateral Column / Chapter 1.1.4.2.1 --- Posterior Spinocerebellar Tract / Chapter 1.1.4.2.2 --- Anterior Spinocerebellar Tract / Chapter 1.1.4.2.3 --- Lateral Spinothalamic Tract / Chapter 1.1.4.2.4 --- Postero-lateral Tract of Lissauer / Chapter 1.1.4.2.5 --- Spino-olivary Tract / Chapter 1.1.4.3 --- Tracts in the Ventral (Anterior) Column / Chapter 1.1.5 --- The Main Descending Tracts of White Column --- p.14 / Chapter 1.1.5.1 --- Tracts in the Dorsal Column / Chapter 1.1.5.2 --- Tracts in the Lateral Column / Chapter 1.1.5.2.1 --- Lateral Corticospinal Tract / Chapter 1.1.5.2.2 --- Rubrospinal Tract / Chapter 1.1.5.3 --- Tracts in Ventral Column / Chapter 1.1.5.3.1 --- Anterior Corticospinal Tract / Chapter 1.1.5.3.2 --- Vestibulospinal Tract and Reticulospinal Tract / Chapter 1.2 --- The Cervical Spinal Nerve Roots / Chapter 1.2.1 --- The Dorsal Roots --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- The Ventral Roots --- p.18 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- The Relation between the Afferent and Efferent Nerve Roots --- p.19 / Chapter 1.3 --- Cervical Myelopathy / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Cause of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy --- p.21 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Clinical Symptoms of Cervical Myelopathy --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4 --- Hypothesis --- p.25 / Chapter Chapter Two - --- Methodology / Chapter 2.1 --- Inclusive Criteria of the Study --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2 --- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Cervical Spine --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- The Setup of the MRI / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Subject Preparation / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Identification of the Most Stenotic Region in the Cervical Spine / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Measurement of the Most Stenotic Cervical Spinal Cord and Canal / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Dimensions of the Spinal Cord and Canal in Sagittal Plane / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Dimensions of the Spinal Cord and Canal in Coronal Plane / Chapter 2.2.4.3 --- Dimensions of the Spinal Cord and Canal in Horizontal Plane / Chapter 2.2.4.4 --- Compression Ratio of the Sagittal and Coronal Dimension / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Somatosensory Evoked Potential (SEP) Evaluation / Chapter 2.2.6 --- Choice of Stimulation / Chapter 2.2.7 --- Reception of Signals / Chapter 2.2.7.1 --- Erb's Point / Chapter 2.2.7.2 --- Sensory Cortex Reception / Chapter 2.2.7.3 --- Subject Preparation / Chapter 2.3 --- Upper Limb Functional Assessment --- p.44 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- JOA Score for Cervical Myelopathy / Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Upper Extremity Function / Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- Lower Extremity Function / Chapter 2.3.1.3 --- Sensory Disturbance / Chapter 2.3.1.4 --- Urinary Function / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Jebsen Hand Function Test / Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- Sub-test 2 - Card Turning Test / Chapter 2.3.2.2 --- Sub-test 3 - Small Object Pinching Test / Chapter 2.3.2.3 --- Sub-test 4 - Simulated Feeding Test / Chapter 2.3.2.4 --- Sub-test 5 - Stacking Checkers Test / Chapter 2.3.2.5 --- Sub-test 6 - Large Light Object Picking Test / Chapter 2.3.2.6 --- Sub-test 7 - Heavy Large Object Picking Test / Chapter 2.3.3 --- The Purdue Pegboard Test / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- Sub-test 1 - Dominant Hand / Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Sub-test 2 - Non-dominant Hand / Chapter 2.3.3.3 --- Sub-test 3 - Both Hands / Chapter 2.3.3.4 --- Sub-test 4 - Assembly / Chapter 2.4 --- Statistical Analysis Method --- p.74 / Chapter Chapter Three - --- Results / Chapter 3.1 --- Subject Distribution --- p.76 / Chapter 3.2 --- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurement --- p.82 / Chapter 3.3 --- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Recording --- p.94 / Chapter 3.4 --- JOA (Cervical) Scoring --- p.96 / Chapter 3.5 --- Jebsen Hand Function Test Measurement --- p.101 / Chapter 3.6 --- Purdue Pegboard Test Measurement --- p.105 / Chapter 3.7 --- Statistical Analysis Findings --- p.107 / Chapter 3.8 --- Summary --- p.132 / Chapter Chapter Four - --- Discussion / Chapter 4.1 --- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurement --- p.134 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Cervical Myelopathy Subjects has Small Spinal Cord and Canal / Chapter 4.2 --- Somatosensory Evoked Potential of the Median Nerve --- p.140 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- The Latencies were Preserved in Most of the Subjects / Chapter 4.3 --- Cervical Cord Compression Affects the Hand Function Significantly --- p.143 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Fine Finger Dexterity Deficiency is a Significant Clinical Symptoms of Cervical Myelopathy Subjects / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Deficiency in Manual Dexterity is another Significant Clinical Symptoms of Cervical Myelopathy Subjects / Chapter Chapter Five - --- Summary and Conclusion --- p.153 / Chapter Chapter Six - --- Further Studies / Chapter 6.1 --- Modification in the Sample Recruitment --- p.157 / Chapter 6.2 --- Modification in Assessment Tools and Procedures --- p.158 / Bibliography --- p.159

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323618
Date January 2001
ContributorsLaw, Ka Pui., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xxii, 170 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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