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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Disc hernia
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...
Disc hernia - List of case studies
- Motor Neuropathy – additional opinion
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limits) and an MRI of overall rachis (posteromedian disc protrusion C4-C5; total disc protrusion C6-C7; left paramedian posterior disc hernia L1-L2; posterior disc protrusion L4-L5. Thin hydrosyringomyelic cavity ...
- Motor Neuropathy
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limits) and an MRI of overall rachis (posteromedian disc protrusion C4-C5; total disc protrusion C6-C7; left paramedian posterior disc hernia L1-L2; posterior disc protrusion L4-L5. Thin hydrosyringomyelic cavity ...
- Cervical Disk Hernia_1
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that showed signs of severe chronic neuropathy, Lordosis, disc hernias with pressure on the dural sac and narrowing of the canal together ... Age: 62. Diagnosis: Cervical Disk Hernia Past medical history: Hypertension Shortness of breath ...
- Left cervicobrachialgia following cervical discectomy
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43-year-old male suffered of cervical disc herniation, and therefore C5-6 and C6-7 discectomy and fusion were done. ... diagnosis of a C5-C6 disc protrusion; C6-C7 bulging disc hernia located in the right median/paramedian region. Therefore, in ...
- Myofascial back pain in a patient diagnosed with mild disc degeneration
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osteophytes, and decrease in the height of the L5S1 disc space. MRI scan showed mild central disc bulges at L23 and L34 without ... size is within normal limits. Subligament median disk hernia at L2-L3 that modestly impresses the dural sac in the center. ...
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
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MRI imaging of the spine was performed in 2003 revealing disc hernias at levels C6/C7/C8. In consequence of the appearance of ... , paresthesias, grasping deficit (right hand), disc hernia, multiple sclerosis , capillary telangectasia, diplopia , hygroma ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Adhesive capsulitis Adiadochokinesis Adjacent disc disease Adnexitis Adult Scoliosis Adult onset dystonia ... C5-C6 radiculopathy C6-C7 bulging disc hernia CF CIDP CMV CNS lesions CNV (Neovascular AMD) ...