Neuroforamen is actually a space or tunnel though which the nerve roots originating from the spinal cord exit and go out to supply different muscles with nerve signals and carry sensory signals from different areas to brain.
Neuroforamenal stenosis is a condition in which this tunnel gets narrowed. The reasons for this stenosis are either Arthritis of the facet joints of the spine, disc protrusions,trauma, tumor or infections. Most common reason being degenerative changes in spine due to old age and arthritis.
Patients with neuroforaminal stenosis present with sharp shooting pain due to compression of the nerve root, they may also get weakness of the muscle supplied by that particular nerve root.
Treatment is initially steroid injection and pain killer if the patient does not respond to this conservative treatment then surgical decompression gives good result.
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The ICD-9 code for neural foranimal stenosis is 724.9. Foranimal stenosis is nerve compression of the nerve that leaves the spinal canal through the foramen. It can occur in the neck or lower back.
Neural foraminal stenosis is a condition in which a spinal nerve is compressed, causing pain and numbness of the lower back or the neck. It can be caused by herniated or bulging discs, bone spurs, or collapse of the spinal disc space.
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Moderate left foraminal stenosis is compression of the cervical spinal nerves that travel through a narrowing of the foramina. Causes of the narrowing include herniated disc material and bone spurs in the neck.
There's actually 2 separate indications in your Radiology report:Mild bilateral neural foraminal stenosis is a common problem with most people. The Foramen is the spinal opening at each vertebrae where the nerves pass through; stenosis is the term for narrowing, and in this case it's stating that there's foraminal narrowing in the L5-S1 vertebral area, which is not uncommon.The "small tear" is at the posterior (rear) annulus of the L5-S1 disk, meaning there's a small rupture in the rear of the disk membrane.
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The Radiology report indicates that there's a a narrowing (stenosis) on both sides (bilateral) of the foramen, which are the holes through each vertebrae where the nerves exit. Stenosis common in most people as they age, though it can happen faster in cases where there's a spinal degeneration problem or other disease.
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My wife has been diagnosed C5/6 spondylosis with bilateral exit foraminal stenosis. 1.Can this condition cause severe headaches. 2.What is the best way to treat this condidtion.