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Medical Case Studies
C5-C6 radiculopathy
Spinal disc herniation
A spinal disc herniation (prolapsus disci intervertebralis), informally and misleadingly called a "slipped disc", is a medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc (discus intervertebralis) allows the soft, central portion to bulge out. Tears are almost always postero-lateral in nature owing to the presence of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the spinal canal. This tear in the disc ring may result in the release of inflammatory chemical mediators which may directly cause severe pain, even in the absence of nerve root compression...
C5-C6 radiculopathy - List of case studies
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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phase Arthrosis Arthrotic disc compression (C5-C6) Arthrotic manifestations Articular cartilage problem ... pronatory syndrome Bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy Biliary lithiasis Biliary cysts Biliary ... area Bullous lesions C C section C5-C6 disc protrusion C5-C6 radiculopathy C6-C7 bulging disc hernia ...
- Spinal column pathology
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at L1-L2), and L4-L5 discopathy. EMG disclosed slight radiculopathy at L5 and the lumbar MRI showed left mediolateral D10-D11 disc ... passage D9-D10; signs in the dura also at C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6; multiple osteodiscal protrusions in the lumbar region. ...
- Left cervicobrachialgia following cervical discectomy
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disc herniation. Neurological examination disclosed C6-C7 radiculopathy on the left, minimal weakness of biceps and triceps muscles and ... MRI was performed in August 2006 with a diagnosis of a C5-C6 disc protrusion; C6-C7 bulging disc hernia located in the right ...