HI, MY NAME IS CYNTHIA, AND I HAVE MS AND I HAVE ALOT OF PRESSURE IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND I HAVE HAVE A HERTNATATED DIC IN MY c5-c6 in my neck,know I have shrinkage in the front of my brain.can I get this from a lot of truma to my head.
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, The problem that you are facing pertains to the cervical spine. The cervical vertebrae are seven and these vertebrae are separated by intervertebral discs. These discs act as shock absorbers and allow frictionless movement of the vertebrae. There is protrusion of the intervertebral disc between 5th and 6th vertebrae. The protrusion of the disc can compress the nerve roots emanating from the spinal canal. This can cause pain in the region supplied by the particular nerves. The management of this problem is conservatively initially. If the symptoms do not disappear after conservative measures, surgical methods may be required. Shrinkage of brain substance can be due to vascular insufficiency, age related changes etc. Trauma to the brain substance can also cause shrinkage of the brain parenchymal. Thanks and take care Chat Doctor.