Assessment of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood-Based Biomarkers in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Global Spine J · 2026 · PMC12531207 · PMID 41097809

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Among the 17 included studies assessing structural and inflammatory biomarkers in CSF or blood, we identified significantly higher levels of NF-L and IL-6, and IL-8 level increases also reached near significance in DCM patients as compared to controls.

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