Medical Advice on "Neuro surgery"

My husband had sciatica, and his MRI shows degenerative changes from L2 to S1. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your husband's MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) suggests (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity) some degenerative changes in the lumbar spine with nerve compression on the left side. Howe...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Chirag Solanki

Can blood clots in arteries of the neck be treated?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think you are talking about carotid vessel disease, with blockage both sides. Management depends on the degree of blockage on an investigation called an angiography. So, the next step is to get a CT or MRI angiography....  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arun Tungaria

I have sharp stabbing headaches, which get worse after exercise. Should I go to a doctor?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. The signs you described are non-specific but should be checked. Especially, if headaches are followed with vomiting, you had multiple prescription glasses changed rapidly, loss of smell, and ha...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rares Chinezu

I fell down while holding my 13 months old daughter. What are the chances that she had a TBI?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your question. There are two ways of judgement in our practice. Clinical judgement. Evidence-based judgement. The clinical one is based on the history, which you gave me. I appreciate the detailed description ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rajyaguru

Can a lower back pain lead to paralysis?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the images (attachment removed to protect patient identity) that you have provided, it is possible to see a fracture on the pars (the rod connecting the anterior part of the vertebra and the vertebral body to the ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rares Chinezu

Kindly see the MRI images, and tell me the reason for the sudden development of tinnitus.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have analyzed your MRI images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There are age-related minor changes in the scan. But nothing is alarming in the scan. The tinnitus which you have can be because of isola...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rajyaguru

My MRI and CT reports are normal, yet I have pulsatile tinnitus 24 hours a day. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As all the tests, including MR (magnetic resonance), CT (computed tomography), etc., have turned out to be normal, there is no secondary reason causing tinnitus. So the problem lies inside the inner ear, only noth...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Chirag Solanki

I have cervical stenosis, but I was told to wait for symptoms to get the surgery done. Is it fine to wait?

Hi, Welcome to iclinq.com. First of all, there is multi-level stenosis in radiology. And regarding the decision about surgery, we have to look at both radiology and patient clinical symptoms. At this moment, your radiology (attachments removed to p...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ghayur Abbas

How to prevent a red and inflamed scalp due to a head injury from getting infected?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Scalp swelling occurs due to clotted blood known as a hematoma. Slowly, it gets liquified and absorbed. If the overlying skin is intact without breach, then there is no cause for concern. There is no medication that ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari

My mother feels like one side of her head is heavier and has other symptoms. What can I do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The initial symptoms you have mentioned are relatively nonspecific, except that she was stunned for few seconds and uttered some specific words. That is a symptom that may suggest a transient episode of seizures or TIA (...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Chirag Solanki