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Hand Numbness and Tingling
by tamar67, Jan 27, 2008 10:55AM
I had a C3-C5 spinal fusion in 1998. I started having numbness, tingling and pain in both hands in 2006. An MRI was ordered which was normal. The tingling got worse in December 2007 and had a EMG to rule out carpal tunnel. The EMG was also normal. I had another MRI on Tuesday (Jan. 23) which came back with a 3mm oval shaped high signal focus seen right of midline opposite C3 vertebral body. (myelomalaciac cyst) Radiologist conclusion: possibility of demyelinating disease.
Everything else was normal. What kind of tests should I have next? Should I see a neurosurgeon?
I am so scared! Demyelinating disease! I am 40 yrs old, healthy and have 3 young children.
Everything else was normal. What kind of tests should I have next? Should I see a neurosurgeon?
I am so scared! Demyelinating disease! I am 40 yrs old, healthy and have 3 young children.
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Please do not be scared. The demyelinating disease mentioned by the radiologist is not the one we all know.
This demyelination is actually a local demyelination caused by prolonged injury (compression, loss of bleed supply) to the spine. And demyelination is one of the effects of vascular insufficiency.
Nevertheless, you should consult a Neurologist or a neurosurgeon with the MRI report.
Regards