Guest guest Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi , Noelle had an MRI of brain and spine at 12-13 months under sedation prior to casting to check for hemivertebrae and any spinal cord or bony anomolies. She had scoliosis from birth (rib hump, torticollois and plagiocephaly were all present), but wasn't officially diagnosed until she was 11 months old. The MRI took about 4 hours, which is normal, so if the test seems to be running a long time don't get nervous.... That's standard. The anesthesiologist claimed that she had to give Noelle a lot more medication than the norm because she kept waking up so I would have preferred general anesthesia for that reason, but your doc would better direct you in that regard... Good luck! - Noelle's mommy, 2 1/2 years old and in 7th cast from Rochester NY, reflux, mild plagiocephaly, mild torticollos, hypotonia, ligament laxity, suspected Ehler's Danlos III Subject: MRI QuestionsTo: infantile_scoliosis Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 12:00 AM My son is six months old. His Cobb angle is 24 and RVAD is 30. Our local pediatric orthopedic doc wants us to get a MRI done of the entire spine and skull. I am still waiting to get a second opinion from Utah Shriners. I wanted to know if anyone else was diagnosed this early and if your doc recommended the MRI right away? Did they do the spine and skull? Also, for the MRI did anyone under the age of 1 have general anesthesia instead of sedation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Usually a MRI is the first step to rule out any thing else that maybe a problem. It realy is not to bad. I have had a MRI for , at Pres, and UNM. The reason for two is that the Neurologist did not order a MRI of the back, just the head. So if you can do two, that would be great. Just try to get a early appointment. They usually cant eat after 12 the night before, or be breast-fed. But afterwords the can drink all they want. I think it is more scary for a parent then the child, they just go to sleep. If you can get a early MRI, before you go, this can help in SLC. Josh > > My son is six months old. His Cobb angle is 24 and RVAD is 30. Our local pediatric orthopedic doc wants us to get a MRI done of the entire spine and skull. I am still waiting to get a second opinion from Utah Shriners. I wanted to know if anyone else was diagnosed this early and if your doc recommended the MRI right away? Did they do the spine and skull? Also, for the MRI did anyone under the age of 1 have general anesthesia instead of sedation? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi , I just read your post, but didn't check to see if anyone else responded yet so sorry if this is repeated info. Anyways, my daughter was diagnosed at 8 months of age and had an MRI of her entire spine and brain a week later. She did go under for it and did great with the anesthia. It's always a worry and concern putting a baby under, but I was confident in the hospital and team handling her. She has since gone under 2 more times for her 2 casts, but I'm extremely confident in the SLC team. It is imperative that your son get an MRI done, but how soon is up to the dr's and yourself. I'm not sure if a dr would cast your son yet, seeing as how he's only 6 months old, but I'm not positive. Let us know what happens. (mother to - 1 yr old - in 2nd cast fr SLC) Subject: MRI QuestionsTo: infantile_scoliosis Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 8:00 PM My son is six months old. His Cobb angle is 24 and RVAD is 30. Our local pediatric orthopedic doc wants us to get a MRI done of the entire spine and skull. I am still waiting to get a second opinion from Utah Shriners. I wanted to know if anyone else was diagnosed this early and if your doc recommended the MRI right away? Did they do the spine and skull? Also, for the MRI did anyone under the age of 1 have general anesthesia instead of sedation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 My son had entire spine and brain MRI done and it took a few hours (3 I think). He was 2. When he had his first MRI done he was only 18 or 19 months and they put him under general anesthesia (with breathing tube and everything). To: infantile_scoliosis Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 7:00:14 PMSubject: MRI Questions My son is six months old. His Cobb angle is 24 and RVAD is 30. Our local pediatric orthopedic doc wants us to get a MRI done of the entire spine and skull. I am still waiting to get a second opinion from Utah Shriners. I wanted to know if anyone else was diagnosed this early and if your doc recommended the MRI right away? Did they do the spine and skull? Also, for the MRI did anyone under the age of 1 have general anesthesia instead of sedation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Hi Yes our son had 2 MRI's under the age of 1. The first one was at 5 months and the second one was at 8 months. He responded well to the general anasthetic and was fine withing a few hours. Lynn Subject: MRI QuestionsTo: infantile_scoliosis Received: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 5:00 PM My son is six months old. His Cobb angle is 24 and RVAD is 30. Our local pediatric orthopedic doc wants us to get a MRI done of the entire spine and skull. I am still waiting to get a second opinion from Utah Shriners. I wanted to know if anyone else was diagnosed this early and if your doc recommended the MRI right away? Did they do the spine and skull? Also, for the MRI did anyone under the age of 1 have general anesthesia instead of sedation? Instant message from any web browser! Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 MRI's are always one of the first things the doctors do to see if there are any underlying problems that are causing the scoliosis and to determine if it is congenital or idiopathic. My son his 1st done at 14months of spine and brain and they found he had Chiari Malformation which is a brain malformation, along with the scoli. He has had three more since then and is 3and1/2yrs old. He did fine and we are so glad they did them or they would have never found the brain malformation. Rochelle mom to Devyn 3 1/2yrs, Infantile Scoliosis, Chiari 1 > > My son had entire spine and brain MRI done and it took a few hours (3 I think). He was 2. When he had his first MRI done he was only 18 or 19 months and they put him under general anesthesia (with breathing tube and everything). > > > > > ________________________________ > > To: infantile_scoliosis > Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 7:00:14 PM > Subject: MRI Questions > > > > > > My son is six months old. His Cobb angle is 24 and RVAD is 30. Our local pediatric orthopedic doc wants us to get a MRI done of the entire spine and skull. I am still waiting to get a second opinion from Utah Shriners. I wanted to know if anyone else was diagnosed this early and if your doc recommended the MRI right away? Did they do the spine and skull? Also, for the MRI did anyone under the age of 1 have general anesthesia instead of sedation? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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