Diagnosis: Anesthesia of skinSigns and Symptoms: pt with DDD in neck patient with cintined numbness The cervical vertebral bodies are appropriate in overall alignment and height. The cervical spinal cord has normal signal characteristics and overall morphology. There is multilevel disc desiccation present.At 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. There is a minor disc bulge at this level.At C4-5 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.At C5-6 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal. There is a broad-based left lateral recess disc protrusion at this level which encroaches on the left-sided exiting nerve root within the neural foramen. It is associated with small uncovertebral osteophytes.At C6-7 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.At C7-T1 there is no significant compromise to the spinal canal or neural foramina.The vertebral artery flow voids appear to be intact.
There are some degenerative changes present in the cervical spine which are worse at C5-6 where there is some encroachment of the left-sided exiting nerve roots within the neural foramen due to disc material and osteophytes