concussion of the spinal cord

Have had eight surgeries on the mid to low back two inside the spinal cord - was born with a tethered cord. I am also implanted with a spinal cord stimulator . Now the Doctor says I have a concussion . My neurological symptoms are getting much worse. Ringing ears, sensitive to light, nauseous , thinking causes worse headaches, hot and cold sweats, fingers go numb. My question is how long will I need to stay down and quiet? They say to have total rest both mentally and physically.

Have had about eight surgeries some inside the cord to untether it and to remove a tumor. I am implanted with a spinal cord stimulator. I was born with a tethered cord. Lots of scar tissue and tissue doesn't heal well when a needle is put in for a myelogram. Could the fractured rib poke and cause a leak? Or possibly the fall pulled at the scar tissue created the leak. Any ideas out there?

That was followed by having a titanium for inserted in my shattered right femur. The next day I had rode and nuts and bolts out in my back along my spinal cord which was broken in 5places. My neck was broken in 3places and I had 5broken ribs a punctured lung and a severe concussion. I'm back to walking with a limp and need a cane for support when walking but recently havens having a balance problem and even talking down alot. Light headaches.

The spinal cord ends at T12, just before the lumbar spine, so there are no lesions below the thoracic level. Sometimes a lesion will be seen at the very bottom of the spinal cord in the images taken of the lumbar spine, but it's just because the tech's caught the very bottom of the T-spine to be complete. That's usually where the misconception comes in.

Hi BT -Welcome to our little MS encrusted world :-) This thread is rather old, so you may want to post a new question, or just introduce yourself. Kyle L'Hermitte's Sign can point to a lot of things, MS being one. This is from Dr. Google at medicine.net.

Otherwise, surgery is your other option at this time, and as per my researches...a lot of people complain of pain even after the surgery was performed to widen their spinal cord canal.

the reason is, chiari is the malformation of the skull leaving it too small to contain the cerebellum part of the brain and it is forced down on the the spinal cord and brain stem. With an acquired chiari with herniated tonsils the skull does have the space and many times the tonsil do contract back into place..... BUT- some r congenital chiari being triggered by the injury....so be sure to check if the skull is malformed and has the room to see if it is a true chiari....

However, I do recommend you see your neurologist at the next available appointment to discuss your symptoms further, after he/she examines you he can determine if the problem is coming from the brain (such as seizures) or your nerves as they exit the spinal cord, or the nerves in the arm, and can go from there in terms of what tests are necessary and what treatment is an option.

degeneration or stenosis at thoracic level (T). By the reason of that nerves from the spinal cord can be irritated causing back pain, sometime weakness in the leg, leg or thigh pain and numbness, tingling. Few persons also face generalized body weakness and numbness due to other nerve irritation on back.

I am freaking out about all of this due to the fact that it has been going on for so long and before all of this I never dealt with any of these symptoms. When I go on websites and type in my symptoms is comes up with brain aneurysm and scary things like that.

These being the numbness and tingling in the left arm and hand which is now in both arms. I have recovered from the concussion symptoms of slurred and backwards speech and the migraine headaches but these nerve damage symptoms are ongoing and seem to get worse with time and activity. I am most concerned since they will not do surgery and therefore am coping to the best of my ability!

There is a reversal of the cervical lordosis, with a focal kyphotic angulation at C5/6, where there is a large, extruded right paramedian disc herniation, causing right cord compression, and displacement of the cord posteriorly and toward the left. with resultant central stenosis. The disc herniation also has right-sided component, extending into the right anterior recess, and origin to the neural foramen. A radial annular tear is present.

Ligamantum flavin hypertrophy and discogenic disease at c6-7 with effacement at the right anterior aspect of the cord and residual AP diameter of the central spinal canal of 6 mm. What does this mean? Help anyone?

Hi and welcome, Your question has come up in the MS community and with MS the lesions develop in the brain and 'within' the spinal cord...from what i understand, your spinal MRI has come up with an abnormal spot at the cervical spine level (C4) but it is 'out side' the spinal cord, so IF it is something of significance and not just an MRI signal glitch (think camera flash) i'm out of my lay persons scope of understanding of what conditions it could be associated with....

Does anyone know of a website that shows what lesions on the spinal cord look like on an mri? How easy is it to identify spinal cord lesions on an mri?

No intrinsic abnormalities of the spinal cord are noted. Craniocervical junction: No mass of the foramen magnum is noted. The atlanto odontoid articulation has moderate degenerative changes. C2-3: The left lateral recess and neural foramen are mildly stenosed by uncovertebral spurring and mild facet hypertrophy. C3-4: Disc protrusion and uncovertebral spurring mildly to moderately stenose the spinal canal with moderate lateral recess and foraminal stenoses more so on the left.

then you can begin the long trek of seeing if anything can help to alleviate some of the pain. A lot of people get Fibromyalgia from spinal injuries, I did.

Evaluation of the thoracic canal shows no evidence for spinal stenosis. Visualized best on the STIR sequence in the lower thoracic cord there is an area of abnormality consistent with a vocal area of demyelination. This lesion is approximately 13 mm in length and is situated within the midaspect of the thoracic cord. There are similar subtle lesions predominately dorsally located within the upper cord, which are much less conspicuous. There is no pathological contrast enhancement.

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