MRI Impression report... Pls help

[amnandu]

Hi All

My Mom had MRI done on saturday and these were the impression for the scan done. Please let me know how serious this is??

Impressions:
- Spondylolysis at L3 with grade I anterolisthesis of L3 over L4 vertebra
- Spondylolysis at L5 with grade II anterolisthesis of L5 over S1
- Focal hyperintense signal in distal dorsal spinal cord at T11-T12 level, likely representing cord edema/ischemia.
- At T11-T12 : Mild diffuse disc bulge. Extensive bilateral ligamentum flavum hypertrophy ( left>right) indenting over the posterior thecal sac, cord compression causing severe spinal canal stenosis and encroachment on left neural formina.
- At L2-L3 : Exuberant bilateral ligamentum flavum and facet hypertrophy indenting over the posterior thecal sac causing mild spinal canal stenosis and encoraching on bilaterla neural formina.
- At L3-L4 : Pseudo disc bulge indenting over the anterior thecal sac. Exuberant bilateral facetal hypertrophy along with vertebral off set causing severe bilateral neural foraminal stenosis.
- At L5-S1 : Pseudo disc bulge indenting over the anterior thecal sac. Moderate bilateral facetal hypertrophy along with vertebral off set causing severe bilateral neural foraminal stenosis.


Thanks in Advance
Nanda

[amnandu]

Thank you Dr.Anitha

Doctor suggested to have a operation, have to place 6 or 8 screws.

How safe is this? What is general recovery time? any side effects???

Thanks
Nanda

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

The report gives the findings from T10-S1. There is evidence of disc bulging and narrowing of the neural foramina. Neural foramina are the openings where the nerves come out from the spinal canal. If there is narrowing of these openings it can compress on the nerve and cause symptoms like pain or weakness of the part innervated by the nerve. This can compress on the nerves and cause problems with nerve supply to the legs. The compression needs to be removed for the symptoms to resolve.

Therapy for spinal disorders can be conservative (non operative) and surgical (operative) management. Non operative therapies are ultrasound application, spinal traction, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation and spinal injections. I would advise you to discuss various options with your doctor and initiate the right therapy.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.