Diagnostic Tests

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Hi from Australia,
Could anyone tell me if a rotational subluxation is something to be
concerned about?
CERVICAL SPINE INCLUDING LATERAL FLEXION/EXTENSION VIEWS:
The results were:
Overall alignment appears normal with no evidence of anterior or
posterior subluxation on flexion or extension. CT CRANIO-CERVICAL
JUNCTION:
A Helical examination was performed through the cranio-cervical junction
to C3 (avoiding the patient's dental amalgam). These were reconstructed
as axial images with multi-planar and 3 D reconstructions.
FINDINGS:
CT shows that there is a subtle but definite rotational subluxation in
the upper cervical spine. If the occipital condyles are regarded as
neutral, C1 is rotated to the left approximately 12.5 degrees, C2 is
rotated to the right 5 degrees and C3 is again in neutral.
While there is asymmetry of the intra-articular facets at these levels
there was no evidence of facet subluxation, dislocation or associated
fracture. There is no evidence of instability or subluxation between the
odontoid peg and anterior arch of the atlas.

I did have a severe blow to the neck and back of head in 1999 which left
me unconscious for less than a minute.
3 weeks after that I started having strange sensations running from my
head down my spine into hands and feet with the slightest neck
movement,
which lasted 6 weeks. A neurologist prescribed Tegratol.
In the last 3 years I've been losing my balance, suffering headaches,
neck pain, brisk reflexes, abnormal babinski, intermittent transient
upper cervical "wooshing" sensation with small unguarded neck
movements, increased hearing sensitivity and fleeting bilateral pins and needles
in the fingertips or lips or metatarsal heads.
I am still locally tender over (R)>(L)C1 and C2 vertebal levels.

I have been having regular osteopath, physiotherapy, massages treatment
that has been an enormous help but as soon as I stop treatment or do
something strenuous the pain and symptoms return. I suffered another
knock to the side of the head in August last year and all the symptoms
have returned and are still causing me discomfort and pain.

I have had 5 brain MRI with 1 in June 2000 showing a high signal
intensity lesion present on the T2W images in the right portion of the
mid to lower medulla anteriorly.
The conclusion: A single high focus within the right medulla anteriorly
which may represent a demyelineation plaque. This is somewhat atypical in
it's distribution in the absence of supra tentorial disease and
ischaemia should also be considered.
6 months later the lesion had gone.
Do you think any of these symptoms could be related to Multiple
Sclerosis? Thanking you
Janine Thomas

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I'll have to pass that one over to my neuroradiologist.

[quote] Hi from Australia,
Could anyone tell me if a rotational subluxation is something to be
concerned about.
CERVICAL SPINE INCLUDING LATERAL FLEXION/EXTENSION VIEWS:
The results were:
Overall alignment appears normal with no evidence of anterior or
posterior subluxation on flexion or extension... [/quote]

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[quote] Hi from Australia,
Could anyone tell me if a rotational subluxation is something to be
concerned about.
CERVICAL SPINE INCLUDING LATERAL FLEXION/EXTENSION VIEWS:
The results were:
Overall alignment appears normal with no evidence of anterior or
posterior subluxation on flexion or extension... [/quote]