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Mri shows advanced disc degeneration at c5-6 with central protrusion causing mass effect upon the cord and central canal stenosis. there are also bil?

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MRI: please see a Neurosurgeon for possible surgery especially if you have numbness and weakness in your arms

Answered 7/17/2014

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A member asked:

Mri shows advanced disc degeneration at c5-6 with central protrusion causing mass effect upon the cord and central canal stenosis. there are also bil?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Leila Hashemi answered

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