Figure 3a: Neck angiogram lateral (side) view of the left carotid artery. There is severe stenosis or narrowing of the internal carotid artery (red arrow) at its origin. Figure 3b: Lateral view of the ...
Spinal stenosis, characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal, compresses neural elements and predominantly affects the lumbar and cervical spine. Symptoms include pain, numbness ...
Spinal stenosis can result in discomfort and a gradual loss in mobility. In more severe cases, it can cause bowel and bladder dysfunction. There are three main types of spinal stenosis ...
Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS ... 1 = moderate stenosis, and 2 = severe stenosis. In addition, the same observer measured the minimal dural sac area level by level from the inferior ...
Other symptoms exhibited by spinal stenosis include: Leg Weakness: Severe nerve compression can lead to neurological weakness in the leg muscles, potentially causing difficulty or inability to ...
If a bruit heard in this location radiates toward the shoulder or into the neck ... stenosis; we have successfully performed bilateral carotid endarterectomies upon 1 patient with severe carotid ...
Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...
Percent stenosis fails to correctly identify patients with limited coronary flow capacity who would benefit from revascularization. Many other patients undergo the procedure on the basis of ...
The echo clinic diagnosed her with severe/critical aortic stenosis, and she was admitted immediately for an aortic valve replacement. This patient’s breathlessness was investigated for cardiac causes ...