solumedrol spinal cord

I do think that in your case they should at least confirm that it is not the spinal cord injury! Hopefully the new MRI will be able to do that!

It sounds like you are asking what type of MS your husband might have based on the number of lesions he has throughout his brain and spinal cord and the number of flare ups he has had in the 9 months since starting Rebif. If that is the question, I cannot help you. The type of MS one has is far more dependent on the behavior of the disease than it is on the number and/or the location of MRI lesions. Certainly 4 flare ups is a lot and means he has had one right after another.

i am as of yet undiagnosed, but a recent MRI revealed inflammation in my spinal cord at the end of january. in response to those findings, i underwent a 3-day infusion of solu-medrol in early february. my neuro did not prescribe a tapering dose of oral prednisone and i *strongly* suggest you ask your doctor to do so. from what i have understood from others, a tapering dose of steroids would have made it a hell of a lot easier on me.

How much can a spinal cord take? I am 43 years old, I have Chiari Malformation, Klippel Feil Syndrome, Spinal Bifida Oculta, Spinal stenosis in cervical and lumbar region, degenerative disk disease, several bulging disks and cervical vertebras 2,3,4,and 5 fused together. I am in pain all the time but have yet to have a doctor help my situation. What can be done to help me? This is just the spine. I also have several other medical problems.

My vision was restored, but I still have permanent damage to my optic nerve and retina. I also had lesions on my spinal cord/brain stem. I had trouble processing things and difficulty walking straight. I receive Rituxan as my preventative treatment. I have not had any relapses since I started my first Rituxan treatment.

Searching, I found you and am excited that there is a group that may actually be able to answer some of my questions. The first thing he wants to do is put me on solumedrol for 5 days, I am not currently in a flair. Any reason I should put myself through that if I am not currently having symptoms?

There are rheumatological diseases which cause lesions in the spinal cord. The one that leaps to mind in Sjogrens. So can neurosarcoidosis, Lyme Disease, Bechets, and several others. Sure, bump it up! Solumedrol can have rebound symptoms in either MS or the autoimmune rheum stuff, but is more likely to occur with the rheum stuff.

ve had Lhermittes for several years, since 1996. Surgery for cervical stenosis was done in 1997 to decompress my spinal cord, but the Lhermittes has never gone away and has gotten worse in recent years. The numbness and gait issues have been with me for about a year. Thank you. Technique: Multi-sequence sagittal and axial MR imaging of the cervical spine is performed before and following the administration of 13 ml MultiHance intravenous gadolinium contrast.

This is below where the spinal cord ends, so there is no possibility of touching the cord. Any MS spinal lesions would be on the cord itself, at the cervical or thoracic level, not near where the needle is inserted. It's always a good idea to ask that the procedure be done using flouroscopy, so that the doctor can see exactly what he's doing. If I were you I'd find out this in advance, and wouldn't have one done unless flouroscopy is used.

- quite marked indentation of the thecal sac and distortion of the cord. I am suspicious there maybe a little high signal within the cord itself. At C5/6 there is some monor disc bulging which does cause thecal sac indentation. CONCLUSION:- difficult interperetation due to extensive artifact. further assessment required but certainly on these appearances I could not exclude significant indentation of the thecal sac and cord. Will this require further surgery?

The degenerative changes at C3-C4 and C4-C5 are not as severe, but are causing some nerve involvement as well with stenosis of the spinal canal (narrowing of the channel through which the spinal cord travels) and stenosis of the neural foramen (through which the spinal nerve roots travel). Treatment options should be reviewed in greater detail with your orthopedist or spine specialist. Post with an update and any additional questions/concerns you may have.

In MS it is due to damage to the CNS, specifically demyelination. In the limbs, it is due to lesions on the spinal cord. It is one of the most difficult MS symptoms to treat. Tricyclic antidepressants and anti-convulsant medications offer some relief but I don't know of anyone with this symptom (me included) who have found total relief from it.

Hi ess and bio, Hi and thanks for the welcome. My MD is a very well known neurologist and extremely good at his field. And he has told me that sometimes lesions don't show and that this does not mean you do not have the disease. I think the reason he is concerned is because it has been 6 years since my first transverse myelitis episode and still my spinal mri is completely clean. He told me he look at it himself and there is nothing there at all.

My question is, could it be a real relapse in the spinal cord, but not show up on MRI? Is it typical to have months where you are nearly normal and then periods of really awful symptoms like before with no new relapse activity? I heard spinal lesions are harder to detect than brain lesions, and I just wondered why my symptoms returned and stayed so suddenly. Thanks in advance.

Thirty-three ring-shaped bones called vertebrae form the spinal column (spine) and protect the spinal cord from injury. If these bones are broken or damaged, paralysis is not necessarily the result once the bones are stabilized. Therefore, a person may break his or her back or neck without suffering paralysis. It is when the damage reaches the spinal cord that serious, long-term or permanent effects often result.

5T or less may show zero cord lesions but on a 3T or greater multiple cord lesions are visible. TM spinal cord lesions on the other hand are diagnostically notably different because of their much large size/shape more occurring across one or more spinal segment(s).. Approximately a third fully recover from TM with minor or no lasting problems, but whether that includes cord lesions disappearing from their MRI's i honestly couldn't say sorry.... I hope that helps.....

cervical (C1 to C5 spinal cord segments); cervical enlargement (C6 to T2); thoracolumbar (T3 to L3); and lumbar enlargement (L4 to Cd5). A disorder of each of these four regions results in a combination of neurological signs that is specific for the region involved. Recognition of a characteristic group of clinical signs therefore allows accurate localization of a spinal cord lesion.

s 600-625 for a few weeks. when I took prednisone and solumedrol I came down with sore throat and a bad infection that didn't respond to antibiotics and lasted 1 month. I am still wheezing several months later. what could have caused this and what can I do to treat it? the doctor seems to say it is due to vocal chord problems. I noticed on 40-50mg of prednisone a day my FVC increased from 70 to 80. thanks so much!

my spinal cord is compressed in 2 places close together .today i have been told i need surgery to hav...e a plate or cage fitted .can you explain the proceedure to me and what are the risks thank you.boycee.. This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/294479'>Cervical spine question MS</a>.

Has anyone had a spinal cord stimulator implanted? My pain specialist said I can trial it for a week to see if it helps. I wondered if anyone has experience with this. He is leaning toward the Medtronic unit, since it has two implantable leads--I have pain on both sides of my body. Thanks!

Has anyone had the spinal cord stimulator for degenerative disc disease? Has it helped to the point that you can come off narcotics?

I personally am looking for more information on what lesions at the C1 through C3 areas of the spinal cord effect. I know that the upper areas of the spinal cord effect most everything. I just need to find it in an athoratative easy to understand document. My thoughts are that I need to be on a more agressive drug regiment. My wife remembers my experience with Rebif and does not want me to go on it again.

Spinal cord stimulators are definitely not for everyone and do not work on every type of pain! Doctors tend to talk patients up about them promising them the stim will take away all of their pain and/or cure them. They are not a cure all and will not take away 100% of your pain. There is a trial for the stim that lasts from 3 days to about a week. Doctors call anything 50% or above in pain reduction a success for the trial and will strongly suggest the patient go for a permanent implant.

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