Atypical cervical spondylotic radiculopathy resulting in a hypertensive emergency during cervical extension: A case report and review of literature

Figure 1 Preoperative imaging examinations. A: A lateral plain film of the cervical vertebra depicts cervical vertebra's reversed arch, narrowed C6/7 space, and patchy calcification of the nuchal ligament; B: Cervical vertebra computerized tomography sagittal reconstruction and plain scan demonstrate an intervertebral disc prolapse and upward displacement in the C6/7 space, along with right nerve root canal stenosis (indicated by the blue arrow); C: Sagittal magnetic resonance imaging and plain scan of cervical vertebra present herniation and upward displacement of the intervertebral disc in the C6/7 space (indicated by the blue arrow), discontinuous intervertebral disc signal, and compression of the right C7 nerve root (indicated by the white arrow).