THURSDAY'S TERMINOLOGY

[selmaS]

list names of tests...conditions.....medical terms ect.....and those who can offer the definition.This will be a reference  for  chiari and related conditions.

ie: EDS= EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME

EDS is a genetic connective tissue disorder characterized by joint pain and hypermobility, strechy delicate skin, or fragile vessels and organs prone to rupture.People with EDS have these unstable joints, fragile skin, or vascular problems, because of a genetic defect in their connective tissue.

someone else can add to this by adding symptoms....ect...

If someone does not understand the verbage , we change it until we all understand!

[selmaS]

lol......

[Shane99]

Okay, I'll do another one;

DDD: The gradual deterioration of the disc between the vertebrae is referred to as Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD).

[selmaS]

I tip my hat.....

only thing....I did not have a wristband or EKG leads....only a clip on my thumb......

but I like ur deff....and use of this thread!!!

[Shane99]

Okay, how about we define; Cine MRI

Cine - a film. Short for Cinema
MRI  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging: a noninvasive diagnostic procedure employing an MR scanner to obtain detailed sectional images of the internal structure of the body.


From ASAP: Cine MRI is taken the same way a traditional MRI is, with the addition of either a wristband or EKG leads on the patient's chest to measure the heart rate. Each time your heart beats, the cerebrospinal fluid is forced out of your brain, down toward the spine in response to the flow of blood that enters the brain with each beat. The MRI machine is equipped with an additional software package that allows the images to be put together, showing the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as it is moving.

[selmaS]

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[selmaS]

I guess it depends on the article...I read one that said 3mm and under was considered chiari 0.....

indeed...it is sooooooooooo painful waiting on drs to schedule things.....I spoke w/dr b at TCI and he advised I geet the Cine MRI which I had Weds.....now we wait for the results and then I go to NY.

one NS said I did not have chiari ....the 2nd said I did, but there was nothing he could do for me..."it's above me"

....so much wasted time.

[Shane99]

Hmm, as I understand it; 5mm or smaller is "usually" considered Chiari "0" (although I've also heard 3mm) and is small enough that it's just watched in case it grows - I imagine that's what he meant by "normal".

But I don't know why your doctor would have told you it was 3mm, when the paperwork says 6mm.

Are you taking your own advice, and having a specialist look at it? :D

[selmaS]

that's what I thought, but my MRI report has that statement on it.....it said and I quote
"CM with cerebellar tonsils extending 6 mm below the level of foramen magnum which is just above normal limits for a patient of this age."

and b4 I got my hands on the report, the dr told me the herniation was 3 mm......I am so confused by the way this has been handled.

I have had issues for yrs...I also was in a car accident and had whiplash back in '75 .....it went undx for 14 yrs.....drs felt that was all in my head too!! ....lol....

[Shane99]

Well, no - "normal" is no herniation :).

6mm is a fairly small herniation as far as Chari goes, but it is large enough to cause problems. Around 8 seems to be when it really starts causing things like syrinx to form, but 6 is large enough for things like memory, concentration, balance etc problems.

[selmaS]

ok, but I do drink water all day long...plenty ......but no one ever mentioned this to me.....oh well....I just don't get y u r not told everything on the reports.

and do u think a 6mm herniation is normal at ne age?

[Shane99]

I think that's just a fancy way of saying "swollen". The lymph nodes are basically filters and suppliers of white blood cells, but sometimes they may get infected themselves. I believe that's what they're talking about.

Most likely something as easy as antibiotics can help. And drinking lot's of water :D

There, that's my unsolicited, completely non-healthcare-professional, medical advice for the day :D Take at your own risk.

[selmaS]

ok...so then when they say they r more likely reactive? what does that mean?

[Shane99]

Well, the Cervical Triangles are in the neck and there are lymph nodes in the neck, so I'd think that that is simply explaining the location of certain lymph nodes.

[selmaS]

ok...I'll start...

I'd like to know the terminology:

cervical triangle lymph nodes