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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Root damage (L4 S1)
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...
Root damage (L4 S1) - List of case studies
- Spinal pathology
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union of L4-5, limited narrowing of L3-4 EMG root damage L4-5-S1? Diagnosis Low Back Pain Osteoporosis ...
- Spinal pathology – additional opinion
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union of L4-5, limited narrowing of L3-4 EMG root damage L4-5-S1? Diagnosis Low Back Pain Osteoporosis ...
- Hypoesthesia of the Lower Limb
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proximal lower left limb and knee. EMG reveled L4 and S1 root damage, and MRI showed reduced lumbar lordosis and different disc lesions. In ...
- Low back pain due to spondylosis and degenerative disc disease
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upwards involving the armpit-shaped area of the right L4 root . No alterations of the spongious bone in the STIR sequences ... examination has revealed signs of chronic neurogenic damage , without any current denervations , with right L5-(S1) ...