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Would a central l5 s1 disk compression cause loss of both legs function i heard you couldn't become paralysed from a disk would it show on mri ?
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MRI findings: Yes, a disk would show on mri. There is not an exact correlation between disk size and disk symptoms however.
Answered 4/25/2013
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