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Foraminal Encroachment Causes

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Dr. Vivek Chail MD

foraminal encroachment. L4-L5 Mild diffuse disc bulge. Mild facet & ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. Mild to Moderate bilateral foraminal encroachment. Mild Central Canal compromise. L5-S1 Mild... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.  Vivek Chail MD

NEURAL FORAMINAL ENCROACHMENT . THE REMAINING LUMBAR LEVELS SHOW NO SIGNIFICANT DISC EXTRUSION OR PROTRUSION,NO SIGNIFICANT CANAL STENOSIS AND NO SIGNIFICANT NEURAL FORAMINAL ENCROACHMENT. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

59 yr old male, 5'9" ,160lbs, active. MRI results: Lg left posterolateral disc protrusion L3L4 with significant neural foraminal encroachment on lft. protrusion aprox 1 cm beyond vertebral body margine, mild ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

what do this mean.. Moderate right exit foraminal encroachment C6-7 secondary to uncovertebral joint spurring. T2 hyperintense signal is demonstrated within the cervical spinal cord on the STIR ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

yesterday that showed severe right foraminal encroachment at C5-C6 and moderate at C7. Wouldnt the NCV have picked up an impinged nerve? It came back normal. Would the foraminal encroachment be... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)

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Dr. Kinjalkumar H Patel MD

x-ray revealed mild foraminal encroachment at C5-C6 bilaterally, and moderate foraminal encroachment C6-C7, on the left and straightening of the cervical lordosis. I have severe pain in my left... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kinjalkumar H Patel ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vishal Chafale MD

bilateral neural foraminal encroachment and compression of the left exiting nerve root ...This is my MRI Result. Diffuse posterior disc bulge at L4-5 with minimal right neural foraminal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vishal Chafale ( Neurologist)
Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

foraminal encroachment. The L1-2 level demonstrates a shallow broad-based disc protrusion with flattening the thecal sac anteriorly. No significant bony central stenosis or bony foraminal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Indu Kumar MD

levels. On the oblique views there is an element of foraminal encroachment on the left side at C3-4, C5-6 and C6-7. Evaluation of the right foramina is limited. Possible element of foraminal... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

I got a mri say mild to moderate right lateralizing disc herniation at L5-s1, compressing the right s1 nerve within the spinal canal. There is right foraminal encroachment by the disc, resulting in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)