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My baby is experiencing weakness and brisk reflexes. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My 16-month-old presents with intermittent limb weakness, hemiplegia, gait disorder, dysphagia, intermittent ataxia, brisk reflexes, seizures, and intermittent hypotonia. There are sudden bouts of alternating limb paralysis. There is sudden difficulty with balance and walking with fal... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the images which you have sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity). There are a fluid signal intensity and a short segment abnormality in the cervicothoracic part of the spinal cord which is likely representing a syrinx between C7 ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 19-year-old male, I weigh 250 lbs and experience random muscle twitches and contractions, constant fatigue, abnormal pressure in the cranial cavity (not pain but noticeable enough to cause discomfort), neck stiffness, lower back stiffness, and pain, occasional tinnitus, unsteady... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com Yes, the syrinx can be a possible cause of this; you need to get another MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done of the cervical spine - and compare it to the old one to see for any growth of the syrinx, some of these symptoms can also be due to calcium deficiency, so n... Read Full »
Will cervical syrinx at C6 cause pain and numbness in neck and hands?
Query: Hello doctor, I am having significant neck pain that goes out into my shoulders a bit. Pain is accompanied by severe stiffness. Also, my hands have been falling asleep about seven or eight times a week (roughly) and even ache a bit. I thought I might be dealing with a pinched nerve, but all my s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It may very well be the syrinx. A syrinx can cause pain and temperature sensory deficits to occur early but may not be recognized for years. Syringomyelia typically causes numbness, weakness, atrophy, and often fasciculation, and reduced reflexes of the hands and arm... Read Full »
My MRI result shows small slit like CSF intensity at C5-C6 of the spinal cord. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, My MRI results are as follows: Loss of normal cervical lordosis due to paraspinal muscle spasm. Mild posterior disc herniation noted at C3, C4, C4-C5, C6-C7 causing mild compression over ventral thecal sac. Mild right posterior paracentral disc herniation at C5-C6 indenting thecal sa... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to have known that small CSF-like intensity at C5-C6 is probably called a syrinx which can occur without a cause, due to tuberculosis or after a trauma. The disc protrusion seen at C3-C4,C4-C5 and C6-C7 are non significant. Do you have history of trauma or TB spi... Read Full »
What are the possible symptoms of the small syrinx in the spinal canal?
Query: Hello doctor, I have cervical spondylosis, tinnitus, and middle ear problem for the past few years. I had a spinning sensation when I got up from bed in the early morning. So I approached my Ortho and he has taken an x-ray of the cervical spine and told me that some of the discs are degenerated/f... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I reviewed your uploaded images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I agreed with your doctor that it could be a small syrinx, a dilatation of the central spinal canal. It is in levels C4-C5. I think that this is an incidental finding not related ... Read Full »