What are the symptoms of cervical cerebral ischemia?

Cervical spondylosis actually has a great impact on the health of the body. Common effects include insufficient blood supply to the cervical brain, which may cause the patient to go into shock. When the cervical spine suffers from insufficient blood supply to the brain, the patient's blood pressure will become unstable, the upper limb muscle strength will weaken, and dizziness may occur. Therefore, friends who experience such phenomena must check and seek medical attention in time.

Unstable blood pressure.

The symptoms of cervical spondylosis are unstable blood pressure. After the onset of cervical spondylosis, the patient's sympathetic nerve function will be disordered, and the vertebral basilar artery blood supply will be abnormal, which can easily lead to symptoms of unstable blood pressure. For example, some patients with cervical spondylosis often experience symptoms of increased and decreased blood pressure.

Weakened upper limb muscle strength.

Weakened limb muscle strength is a symptom of cervical spondylosis, which is a symptom caused by damage to the motor nerves. It manifests as difficulty for patients with cervical spondylosis in holding objects, and some patients with cervical spondylosis easily drop objects. The skeletal muscles of the limbs are innervated by more than two nerves. Damage to a single nerve will result in mild muscle weakness, while involvement of the main nerve roots may cause obvious motor dysfunction.

Swallowing disorders

Patients with cervical spondylosis will also experience swallowing difficulties in the early stages. The main symptoms are a feeling of obstruction in the throat when swallowing, or a feeling of foreign matter in the esophagus. This is because the posterior wall of the esophagus of patients with cervical spondylosis is directly compressed by the bones at the front edge of the cervical vertebrae and the autonomic nervous system is disordered, causing esophageal spasm or excessive relaxation, resulting in symptoms of dysphagia.

dizziness.

Dizziness is a common symptom of patients with cervical spondylosis. Most patients experience dizziness when they suddenly turn their heads. In severe cases, they may also experience symptoms of cataplexy. This is because the vertebral arteries of patients with cervical spondylosis are compressed by the proliferative changes of the cervical spine. When there is a transient cerebral ischemia, this symptom is prone to occur. Under the influence of this factor, patients with cervical spondylosis may also experience symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysfunction such as nausea, vomiting, headache, and sweating.

Physical symptoms .

The symptoms of cervical spondylosis are diverse. After suffering from cervical spondylosis, patients often experience symptoms such as precordial pain, chest tightness, premature beats and other arrhythmias. These symptoms of cervical spondylosis are caused by stimulation and compression of the posterior roots of the cervical nerves by the cervical vertebrae.

Cataplexy:

People often collapse suddenly when standing or walking due to a sudden turn of the head, which causes the body to lose support. They can quickly wake up and stand up after falling to the ground, without any disturbance of consciousness or sequelae. Such patients may experience symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysfunction such as dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and sweating.