Question 1

will my marfan syndrome related dural ectasia keep getting worse?

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Not necessarily: Dural ectasia is one of the major ghent criteria for the diagnosis; present in around 60 percent of mfs patients. You stay away from certain activities (lifting heavy weights, etc) if your dr advice; those might make it worse. But please check www.Marfan.Org, and remember stanford and mayo clinic, among other centers, have dedicated departments and lots of research going on. Don t get discouraged!

Question 2

what is dural ectasia?

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Widened Dural sac: The covering around the spinal cord consist of several layers one of which is called the Dura. When this covering or sad about the spinal cord is widened in certain areas where it normally is not then the result may be herniation of nerve roots. There are several associations of congenital syndromes such as Marfan's and neurofibromatosis which can be seen with this type of presentation.

Question 3

i have dural ectasia and have constant pain and stiffness i dont have marfan syndrome what can i do for treatment or type of doctor besides pain meds?

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Back pain / ectasia: A condition like dural ectasia can be very troublesome.  Besides pain medication, people with this condition may respond to physical therapy, surgery, stimulator therapy or muscle relaxant treatment.

Recruiting a physiatrist or PMR doctor and a neurosurgeon to your team would be helpful.

Question 4

what is sprain lumbosacral?

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Pulling muscles: Lumbosacral refers to the low back region. Sprain and strain are sometimes used interchangeably, but these refer to overstretching ligaments in the case of sprain, and muscles in the case of sprain. In the low back  you have both muscles and ligaments and frequently have over exerted and overstretched both.

Question 5

can a pinch nerve be seen on a lumbosacral mri?

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Yes: Depending on what nerves you would like to see, MRI should be able to see nerve impingement.

Question 6

can you have lumbosacral neuritis without herniated disk?

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yes: The neuritis just refers to irritation of the spinal nerves, which can be from herniated disk, bone spur, post operative scar tissue, doctor caused trauma from a needle, tumor, infection, metabolic/endorcine (ie diabetic poly-radiculopathy) etc...

http://www.medicinenet.com/radiculopathy/article.htm.

Question 7

x ray report (lumbosacral spine ap & lat), what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Views: AP refers to Anterior-posterior &amp; lat refers to lateral views of the spine; nothing too fancy, just radiology terminology.

Question 8

what does the anesthesiologist do on the day of lumbosacral spasm surgery?

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A thorough: History and physical will be performed and a plan will be crafted suited to your needs and desires. The plan will be discussed with you and your questions answered prior to the beginning of the anesthetic.

Question 9

definition of lumbosacral neuritis?

Accepted Answer

See below: Neuritis means inflammation of a nerve, but we would not usually describe lumbosacral nerve problems by that term.  Might instead use radiculitis or radiculopathy.  Not sure of what context this was introduced, but perhaps this refers to pain radiating from your spine down a leg.  If occurring after back surgery, perhaps post-op scarring or arachnoiditis.

Question 10

cure for lumbosacral nerve clumping ?

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Arachnoiditis: Clumping of nerves in the lower spine is usually due to scarring known as arachnoiditis. Often there are no symptoms. If there are symptoms they can be treated with meds, but the control of pain is unpredictable. Surgery (or procedures to release scar tissue) have not been proven to be of any help.

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