Re: Good news! and cervical MRI, no sign of CTE

[Guest guest]

Thank you Lexie  :0)  Hopefully in a couple months or sooner I will have some

spinal repairs completed!  There is an area or areas on my neck that could cause

neuro as well as the cysts.  Looks like at least three places, neck, upper back

and lower back to repair, we shall see.

 

Here is my neck

The bone marrow signal is normal.  There is evidence of prior fusion at C6-C7. 

The signal though out the spinal cord is normal.  The brain stem and and

cerebellum do not demonstrate any significant abnormalities.  There are at least

two lesions of high T2 signal within the posterior nasopharynx midline

consistent with Thornwaldt cysts. 

 

C2, C3, and C4 are normal

 

C4-C5- Bilateral uncoarthrosis is present with accompanying disc bulging. There

is complete attenuation of the anterior subarachnoid space and mild effacement

of the spinal cord.  There is mild to moderate narrowing of the right neural

foramina.  There is no significant narrowing seen on the left.

 

C5-C6- There is a small central disc protrusion present with attenuation of the

anterior subaracanoid space.  There is no central cord compression.  The neural

foramina are widely patent.

 

C6-C7- There has been a prior fusion.  There is posterior convexity to the bone

at the level of the fusion with attenuation of the anterior subarachnoid space

but no cord compression. 

Trying to understand this one:  Posterior means " towards the back " , convexity

means " Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward " , attenuation

means " weakened, diluted, thinned, narrowing " , so that means that the bone

bulges outward and thins or the subarachnoid space is now narrow.  Hmm..This is

the place where the possible CTE was noted.  Other MRI says " Evident on the

sagittal localizing sequence of the cervical spine is loss of the normal

cervical lordosis " .  sagittal means " dividing left and right " , lordosis means

" curve of the cervical spine or abnormal forward curve " , so loss of normal

curve.  looks like I am okay for now for CTE. I will make sure the surgeon looks

at the CD.  No mention of the tonsillar bone.

 

C7-T1- Broad-based disc extrusion is present at this level extending partially

posterior to the T1 vertebral body.  There is also bilateral uncoarthrosis,

right more than left.  There is mild attenuation of the anterior subarachnoid

space but no cord compression.  There is no significant left-sided neural

foraminal stenosis.  Mild right-sided neural foraminal stenosis is present.

 

Multilevel spondylitic changes as described above.  Mild effacement of the

anterior spinal cord is present at C4-C5 due to uncovertebral hypertrophy and

disc bulging.  Multlevel right-sided neural foraminal narrowing is also present.

 

Thornwald cysts within the posterior nasopharynx.

 

 

 

From: Lexie <lexie@...>

Subject: Re: Good news!!!!!!!!!!!!

spinal problems

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 12:02 PM

Oh ,

I am so happy for you!!! Candles lit in the Southeast in gleeful gratitude!

Lexie

[Guest guest]

Wow! You do have a lot going on and need a good, interested doctor. We have to

avoid those that look at us from around the door with our chart in their hands

and their color turns slowly green, before they throw down the chart and take

off to the bathroom for one more visit before they see us.

Hehe!

Lexie

[Guest guest]

 

 

 

From: Lexie <lexie@...>

Subject: Re: Good news! and cervical MRI, no sign of

CTE

spinal problems

Date: Friday, May 22, 2009, 9:34 AM

LMAO,and,ROTF -Very funny!  :0)

>We have to avoid those that look at us from around the door with our chart in

their hands and their color turns slowly green, before they throw down the chart

and take off to the bathroom for one more visit >before they see us.

Hehe!

Lexie