DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Loss of cervical lordosis
Lordosis
Lordosis is a medical term used to describe an inward curvature of a portion of the lumbar and cervical vertebral column. Two segments of the vertebral column, namely cervical and lumbar, are normally lordotic, that is, they are set in a curve that has its convexity anteriorly (the front) and concavity posteriorly (behind), in the context of human anatomy. When referring to the anatomy of other mammals, the direction of the curve is termed ventral. Curvature in the opposite direction, that is, apex posteriorly (humans) or dorsally (mammals) is termed kyphosis...
Loss of cervical lordosis - List of case studies
- Cervical Disk Hernia_3
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myelopathy. Given the patient's age and the appearance of the MRI scan showing significant multilevel stenosis, the expert recommends ... August 2007, was reviewed. There appears to be loss of cervical lordosis with evidence of multilevel degenerative changes. ...
- Spinal pathology – additional opinion
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to both his lumbar and cervical spine. He complains of low back pain, cramping and numbness in his thigh muscles, radiating left ... central and foraminal stenosis. The lumbar MRI showed loss of normal lumbar lordosis with multilevel degenerative changes worse at ...
- Cervical Disk Hernia_1
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62-year-old male complained about sensation of pins and needles in the fingers accompanied by pain and feeling of pressure ... Upper limbs – There is no spasticity, motor or sensory loss, (including propioception). There are normal tendon reflexes and bilateral ...
- List of Diseases and Conditions
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Below is a full list of the diseases and conditions mentioned in case studies throughout the site. ... neuroendocrine carcinoma Advanced-stage cervical carcinoma Adverse effects on cardiac and pulmonary function ... lesions with mass effect Axis deviation Axon loss Axonal and Demyelinative Sensorimotor Neuropathy Axonal damage ...
- Spinal pathology
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to both his lumbar and cervical spine. He complains of low back pain, cramping and numbness in his thigh muscles, radiating left ... central and foraminal stenosis. The lumbar MRI showed loss of normal lumbar lordosis with multilevel degenerative changes worse at ...