Cervical compressive myelopathy in Africa: a systematic review of clinical presentation, diagnostic pathways, surgical management, and outcomes

Godswill Uzoechina, Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili, Prabuddha Bajracharya, Williams Ajayi, Vidushi Joshi, Teslim Ibrahim, Kasali AbdulGafar Adesola, Abdulsalam Abdulsalam

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DOI: 10.1186/s12883-026-05106-x
Published: 2026-06-29
Container: BMC Neurology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12883-026-05106-x,
  title = {Cervical compressive myelopathy in Africa: a systematic review of clinical presentation, diagnostic pathways, surgical management, and outcomes},
  author = {Godswill Uzoechina and Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili and Prabuddha Bajracharya and Williams Ajayi and Vidushi Joshi and Teslim Ibrahim and Kasali AbdulGafar Adesola and Abdulsalam Abdulsalam},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Neurology},
  doi = {10.1186/s12883-026-05106-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-026-05106-x}
}

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AU  - Godswill Uzoechina
AU  - Abdulbasit Opeyemi Muili
AU  - Prabuddha Bajracharya
AU  - Williams Ajayi
AU  - Vidushi Joshi
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AU  - Kasali AbdulGafar Adesola
AU  - Abdulsalam Abdulsalam
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JO  - BMC Neurology
DO  - 10.1186/s12883-026-05106-x
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Uzoechina, G., Muili, A. O., Bajracharya, P., Ajayi, W., Joshi, V., Ibrahim, T., Adesola, K. A., & Abdulsalam, A. (2026). Cervical compressive myelopathy in Africa: a systematic review of clinical presentation, diagnostic pathways, surgical management, and outcomes. BMC Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-026-05106-x

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