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I had a whip lash injury at work. doctors did mri found small focus on demyelination. please explain to me what this means.?

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Dr. Philip Chao
Dr. Philip Chaoanswered
Radiology 40 years experience
This might be serios: Serious ask your doctors it is not normal to find a focus of increased signal in yuor cord. This can be from many things. Ask your doctors.
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Dr. Stuart Hickerson
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Nerve covering: Myelin is the fatty sheath that surrounds each one of your nerves. Demyelination is a loss of that fatty sheath.Nerves can be demyelinated by injury or for example in medical problems such as multiple sclerosis.Winding this needs to be followed up with your doctor.
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