Schwannoma: (Left) T1-weighted with gadolinium coronal MRI; (Right) T2-weighted axial ... symptoms resulted from compression of the high cervical spinal cord when the Schwannoma grew along the C1 ...

It happens when your cervical spinal cord or nerve roots arising from it become compressed by the cervical vertebrae. Your cervical spine, or neck, is formed by seven small vertebrae that begin at ...

For example, the C5 nerve root exits the spine at the C4–C5 neural foramen and thus is affected by pathologic conditions such as disk herniation at the C4–C5 level. There are seven cervical ...

Loss of disk height also narrows the foramina, through which nerve roots exit the spinal column ... to undergo MRI. A midsagittal CT myelogram (Panel A) shows multilevel cervical spondylosis ...

This can happen in any part of the back and includes sciatica, cervical ... MRI, or X-ray) a need for assistive devices such as crutches or a walker Radiculopathy happens when a nerve root in the ...

MRI scans can show how severe the nerve compression in the neck is. They will also allow doctors to see whether a herniated disk is causing compression of the nerve or the spinal cord. An EMG test ...

Axial joint involvement has not been systematically addressed. Methods to assess spinal disease have been borrowed from those used in ankylosing spondylitis. Both ultrasound and MRI have ...

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: T2-weighted MRI ... Axial scan at the L3-L4 disk level. Note the central canal stenosis at the L3-L4 disk level. Contrast the two axial scans - in the upper scan one can ...