What does ventral thecal sac mean?
The ventral thecal sac refers to the ventral, or front side of the thecal sac, which is a membrane that surrounds the spinal cord and some cerebrospinal fluid. A diagnosis of spinal injury and disease takes the appearance of the thecal sac into consideration.
What does nerve effacement mean?
Effacement means obliterating or erasing while right neural to the Intervertebral foramen: an opening between vertebrae through which nerves leave the spine and extend to other parts of the body.
What is a thecal sac in back?
The thecal sac or dural sac is the membranous sheath (theca) or tube of dura mater that surrounds the spinal cord and the cauda equina. The thecal sac contains the cerebrospinal fluid which provides nutrients and buoyancy to the spinal cord.
What is the treatment for thecal sac compression?
Microsurgery – Using microscopic incisions to remove bone,ligament,or spinal disc material to alleviate compression.
What does effacement of the ventral CSF space mean?
What does effacement of the ventral subarachnoid space mean? Efface is a term frequently used by radiologists, most often in the context of CSF-containing spaces in the brain (sulci and ventricles). This implies that no CSF remains in those spaces. If there is incomplete obliteration of the space then one can use the term ‘partial effacement’.
What are the symptoms of thecal sac compression?
Pain and stiffness in the neck,back,or lower back
What is mild effacement of the ventral CSF space?
Effacement of the thecal sac means that the thecal sac is being shortened or narrowed, according to the Free Dictionary. Effacement of the thecal sac and compression of the thecal sac are diagnoses frequently found on MRI imaging reports for patients complaining of back pain, according to ChiroGeek.