=====Ranawat classification===== Cervical spondylotic myelopathy Class I Pain, no neurological deficit Class II Subjective weakness, hyperreflexia, dysesthesias Class III Objecive weakness, long-tract signs Class IIIa Ambulatory Class IIIb Non-ambulatory ((Spinal Disorders: Fundamentals of Diagnosis and Treatment. Ed. Norbert Boos, Max Aebi. Springer, 2008.)).