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Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine of the patient (left: sagittal unenhanced T1-weighted, right: sagittal T2-weighted) showing right centrolateral C5-C6 disc herniation, cervical spondylosis from C3-C4 to C6-C6, and a syringomyelia cavity (marked "S") extending from C6-C7 to T1 levels.
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The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed: (a) degenerative cervical spondylosis from the C3-C4 to C5-C6 levels, (b) a C5-C6 right anterolateral disc herniation with foraminal stenosis, and (c) syringomyelia extending from the C5-C6 to the T1 level [Figure 1].
Postoperative imaging of the cervical spine of the patient. At sagittal T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (left) and sagittal T2-weighted MRI (right), resolution of the syringomyelia is evident.
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Postoperative cervical spine X-ray (anterior-posterior and lateral) after the placement of the subdural spinal cord stimulator at levels C3-C4 to C5-C6, showing also the polyetheretherketone at C5-C6 level.
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