Hello, Can anyone help explain in plain English the findings of this mri? I have numbness in saddle area and left foot big toes almost completely numb. Also have loss of sensation in genitals areas.
Mri findings as follows
CLINICAL HISTORY: Reason:26 year old male has
left lumbar radiculopathy.
COMPARISON: No prior MRI or x-ray of the lumbosacral spine is
available at this institution for comparison.
TECHNIQUE: MR LUMBAR SPINE WITHOUT CONTRAST Standard departmental
protocol was used to obtain appropriate images without contrast
administration.
FINDINGS:
Normal alignment is seen throughout the lumbosacral spine vertebral
bodies. No subluxations are seen. Disc spaces are preserved. Conus
medullaris terminates normally at the level of T12-L1. Normal marrow
signal is seen.
Axial images demonstrate a broad-based left posterior paracentral 8
mm disc extrusion causing encroachment and slight contouring of the
left S1 nerve root. L5 nerve root is preserved. There is complete
effacement of the left lateral recess L5-S1 due to the disc
extrusion. Right neural foramen is patent. Central canal is patent.
Facets are within normal limits at all levels.
IMPRESSION:
8 mm left posterior paracentral disc extrusion at L5-S1 with
encroachment and slight contouring of the left exiting S1 nerve root.
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