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It's basically compression of your spine by the surrounding canal in the specific area your doctor is speaking of.
Foramina, in this case, are the spaces in between your vertebrae. Encroachment is squeezing or compression of those spaces.
I have bilateral bony foraminal encroachment of some of the disc spaces of my C spine. It doesn't normally bother me at all, though.
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What does multilevel neural foraminal encroachment and cord abutment mean?
What are the symptoms and treatments for degenerative changes lumbar spine with multilevel foramina encroachment
What is osteophytic encroachment of the neural central joints at C56?
Osteophytic encroachment of the neural central joints at C5-6 is when degeneration of a disc causes obstruction. This obstruction occurs at the foramina at C4-5.
What does bilateral neural foramina mean?
The holes on the left and right side of the spinal cord that the nerves are protected in from top of spine to lower spine.
What passes through The transverse foramina and cervical vertebrae?
The vertebral artery passes through the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebrae. These arteries supply blood to the brain and spinal cord.
Opening providing for exit of spinal nerves?
Intervertebral foramina. The left an right pedicles have notches on their inferior and superior surfaces that create openings, the intervertebral foramina, for spinal nerves to leave the spinal cord between adjacent vertebra. -human a&p lab manual, E. Marieb and S. Mitchell copyright 2011, 2008, 2006 Pearson Ed.
What is the meaning of widely patent neural foramina?
"Foramina" is the plural form of "foramen", and a foramen is just a hole. The brain normally has several of these holes, or foramina in it, including the foramen of Magendie, foramina of Luschka, and foramina of Monroe. Which one are you talking about?
What is narrowing of Neural Foramina?
Narrowing of the neural foramina is the constriction of the nerve passageways, or foramina, in the spine. This results in compression of the nerve.
Is neuro foramina one word or two?
I believe you actually mean "neural foramina". That is two words. It is also known as intervertebral foramina.
Foraminal disc protrusion?
Foraminal encroachment refers to that degeneration in the spinal column which causes the obstruction of the foramina.
What is patent neural foramina?
Foramina are openings. Neural foramina patent bilaterally just means that the openings in the spine are open, and allow the nerves to pass through normally...
What are foramina?
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Neural foramina are patent bilaterally What is meant by patent bilaterally?
Foramina are openings. Neural foramina patent bilaterally just means that the openings in the spine are open, and allow the nerves to pass through normally...
