83-year-old male with bilateral lower extremity weakness following history of fall. Rule out cord compression. Multilevel spondylitic changes are noted throughout the cervical and lumbar spine without evidence of acute cord compression. The spinal cord grossly has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology.
Multilevel spondylitic changes throughout the cervical and lumbar spine without acute cord compression. Please note that this is a limited exam specific for the exclusion of cord compression only and does not exclude more subtle lesions such as intrinsic cord abnormalities.