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Medical Case Studies
Herniated disc
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...
Herniated disc - List of case studies
- Back Pain with Partial Sensory Leg Anesthesia
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moderate protrusion in the L5-S1 level and substential herniated disc at L4-5 level. The L3-4 looks like a mild to moderate bulge. ...
- Spinal column pathology - additional opinion
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and L2-L3 were barely represented, L4-L5 discopathy , disc L5-S1 appears well hydrated, somatic posterior osteophytosis at all ... protrusion causing medullary distress, slipped (herniated) disc , probably left mediolateral L4-L5. During a recent ... at C3 posterial-inferior edge. No evidence of significant herniated discs. The wideness of the vertebral canal is reduced primarily on a ...
- 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 ... a narrowing of the intervertebral foramen with a chronic herniated disc pressing on the dural sac and narrows the foramen mainly on the ...
- Herniated Disc L4-L5
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Slipped Disc short_summary: ... 58-year-old female diagnosed with herniated discs at vertebrae L4-L5. MR scans present signs of degeneration in ...
- 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. ... be causing this clinical picture – recurrence of herniated disc or cicatricial fibrosis? 2. If you think it might be the ...
- Post Traumatic Double Pelvic Fracture
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and osteophytosic manifestations, discopathies and disc arthrosis. The prescribed therapy included Piroxicam, Tioside, Depalgos, ... the upper dorsal segment, diffuse at lumbar level with disc calcifications. Marked Interapophyseal Arthrosis with sclerotic aspect ... The Intervertebral Disc L4-L5 is totally protruding and herniated in the right intraforaminal area. Total protrusion of the ...
- Infiltrating basocellular carcinoma
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Arthritis of the lumbar spine; L5-S1 herniated disc with L3-L4 and L4-L5 disc protrusions and lumbar canal stenosis; ...
- Cervical Disk Hernia_3
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stenosis (cervical spine C3-C7), rediculitis, degenerative disc disease and cervical spondylosis with possible myelopathy. Given the ... central and bilateral stenosis . At C3-4 this is a herniated disc which results in very severe central stenosis and bilateral ...
- Herniated Disc of the Lumbosacral Rachis
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L2 and S1, taken on October 13, 2007 shows: “ Disc L2-L3 normal. Minimum protrusion of the posterior edge of the L3-L4 disc. The L4-L5 disc shows a reduction in height with a modest protrusion ...
- Chronic Pain in the Lower Rib Cage – Suspected Intercostal Neurinoma
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of the pulpy nuclei . No images to be related to herniated discs nor to significant protrusions. The intrinsic signal of the ... arthritic abnormalities, osteophytosis, degenerative disc's abnormalities, aortic calcifications, coronary calcifications, reactive ...