Hi All...

Does anyone have any information or knowledge of Wallerain Degeneration. My hubby had an MRI of his neck which he broke in his accident but is not his SCI site. The Radiologists report said that there is an area in his cervical spine that could be Wallerain Degeneration. I've googled it but not getting much information that makes sense.

Also, has anyone had severe stenosis at their injury site causing problems with their spinal cord and increased spactisity. His spasms have increased tremendosly in the last 6 months and after some tests and a CT scan, his PT is wondering if it is not caused from the severe stenosis at his injury site. We have a follow up appointment coming up with the surgeon who did his initial back surgery to see if he can remove the extra bone surrounding the formen where the spinal cord sits or if this is something he will have to deal with and take meds.

Thank you for any insight.

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Note spelling of Wallerian degeneration.

Wkikpedia: Wallerian degeneration is a process that results when a nerve fiber is cut or crushed, in which the part of the axon separated from the neuron's cell nucleus degenerates.[1] This is also known as anterograde degeneration.......

Thank you, Nomis. I am confused, however, on how they are saying in his MRI report of the cervical spine that this maybe Wallerian degeneration at that site when his actual injury, SCI, is at T8. It talks so much about right after initial injury, crush, or cut. He only damaged vertebra @ C5-C6. There was no trauma to the spinal cord at all. Who knows....being in the medical field myself, I know the body does crazy things. Hopefully we get some answers in a few weeks.

Thank you again!

Hi,

If the c5/6 vertebrae were damaged, and the stenosis is also at c5/6, then maybe the stenosis is causing the degeneration?

It would be worth getting a medical professional to check these results and explain them to you both, so you can fully understand what is going on.

Is his SCI lesion at T8, or is the lesion at c5/6, but incomplete to T8 level?

Regards

Simon.

Thank you Simon!

As far as his radiology reports go, there is no stenosis at c5/6. He only had injury to the body of the vertebrae @ c5/6. His SCI lesion is @ T8. As far as we no, there was never any injury to the spinal cord @ c5/6. However, there could have been mis diagnosis somewhere along the line. In my professioin, I have seen this happen many times.

Thank you for your insight and any other information is truely appreciated.

Thanks so much!!
Jamie