Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Cervical myelopathy

HP:0002318

What it means

A collection of pathologic conditions that result from progressive spinal cord dysfunction secondary to cord compression in the cervical spine.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy · Degenerative cervical myelopathy

Cervical myelopathy

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.