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Name of the Patient : Abc Xyzn Dlmn / M / 8 yrs.
Referred by : Dr. Abc Xyzdar.
Examination : M.R.I. of the Cervical Spine.
CLINICAL PROFILE :
C/O pain on the right side of the neck with torticollis since 2 days.
EXAMINATION :
M.R.I of the cervical spine was performed using the following parameters :
4 mm thick T1 Weighted and T2 Weighted sagittal images.
5 mm thick T1 Weighted and Fast Scan (T2 *) axial images.
OBSERVATION :
There is a postero-central disc protrusion at the C4-C5 level with anterior indentation of the thecal sac.
A small posterior disc bulge is seen at the C3-C4 level.
The cervical vertebral bodies and the intervertebral discs show normal signal intensity. The joints of Luschka and the visualized pre and paravertebral soft tissues are unremarkable.
The cervical spinal cord reveals normal signal intensity.
The atlanto-axial region and the cervico-medullary junction are unremarkable. There is no significant change in the atlanto-dens interval on the flexion images.
Note is made of enlarged lymphnodes in the deep cervical chain and enlarged adenoids.
IMPRESSION :
1. A postero-central disc protrusion at the C4-C5 level.
2. A small posterior disc bulge at the C3-C4 level.