A 23-year-old man presents with increasing neck pain for several months that does not improve with NSAIDs. The patient says he has had neck pain ever since he was involved in a motor vehicle accident ten months ago. He says he has also noticed weakness and numbness in his hands and has had difficulty gripping objects for the last two weeks. Physical examination reveals a thermal injury that he says he got while holding a hot cup of coffee a week ago when he could not feel the warmth of the coffee mug. Strength is 4/5 bilaterally during elbow flexion and extension and wrist extension. He also has diminished deep tendon reflexes bilaterally and decreased sensation symmetrically on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of both forearms and hands. Which of the following additional findings would you expect to find in this patient? A. Fusion of cervical vertebrae B. Hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis C. Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome D. Cavitation in the cervical spinal cord E. Cervical spine epidural abscess