Diagnosis: Muscle weakness (generalized). Muscle weakness (generalized)Clinical question: evaluate for cervical stenosis or radiculopathySigns and Symptoms: Rt-sided weakness The cervical vertebral bodies are appropriate in overall alignment and height. The cervical spinal cord has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. There is reversal of the normal cervical curvature presentAt C2-3 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.At C3-4 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.At C4-5 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina. There are small left-sided uncovertebral osteophytes associated with disc material present at this level which mildly encroach the left-sided exiting nerve roots.At C5-6 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.At C6-7 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina. There is a small right paramedian disc extrusion present at this level with disc material extending behind the adjacent endplates. There is partial effacement of CSF ventral but not posterior to the spinal cord.At C7-T1 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.The vertebral artery flow voids appear to be intact.
1.There are mild degenerative changes present in the cervical spine with a disc protrusion at C6-7 and some small uncovertebral osteophytes at C4-5 but no significant compromise to the spinal canal or exiting nerve roots.2.Reversal of the normal cervical curvature is a nonspecific finding which could relate to patient positioning in the magnet or could be related to muscle spasm.