Clinical question: Cord compression? Signs and symptoms: PRCA, BLE weakness. Nonenhanced complete spine MRI:Examination demonstrates an expected finding the morning problem.Examination demonstrates no evidence of compromise of spinal canal or any foci of mass effect on the cord.The alignment of vertebral or common remains anatomical.There is a tiny focus of T2 hyperintensity in the vertebral body of T2 which is nonspecific and the signal intensity of the rest of the vertebral column is unremarkable.There is no detectable paraspinal soft tissue abnormality.Moderate degenerative disc disease at L4-L5 and L5-S1 levels as well as C6/C7 is noted.
No evidence of cord compression.