differential diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy

Last edited 06/2018

differential diagnosis

  • cervical structure referred pain
  • pancoast tumor
  • heart/aortic disease
  • thoracic outlet syndrome
  • acute brachial neuritis (Parsonage-Turner)
  • rotator cuff disease
  • peripheral entrapment neuropathies
  • torticollis
  • meningitis
  • acromioclavicular joint pathology
  • adhesive capsulitis
  • sympathetically driven syndrome
  • bicipital disease
  • herpes zoster
  • neoplasm
  • glenohumeral arthritis
  • cervical trigger points/spasm
  • posture-related syndromes
  • multisystem vasculitidie (1)

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