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Old 09-25-2012, 08:47 PM
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I'll try to help you with the MRI report

There's a disc protrusion (herniation) at T2-3 mildly effacing the thecal sac. The thecal sac is the membrane of dura matter that surrounds the spinal cord and the cauda equina. The thecal ssac is filled with cerebral spinal fluid.

There is a straightening of the normal cervical lordosis -- in other words, your neck is straighter than normal.

C4-5 disc space demonstrates mild right foraminal stenosis. The foramen is the hole that the nerves pass thru to the spinal cord. Stenosis means narrowiing, so the foramen is narrowing.

Dessication means drying out -- discs dry out as we age. When the discs dry out they tend to flatten, and that makes them bulge or herniate. It also makes the "disc space" narrower because the vertebra get closer together because the discs flatten.

There is NO bruising here . If you have any other question, just let me know, ok?? Hugs, Lee
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