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MRI coronal section Short Tau Inversion Recovery (STIR) sequence shows thicker and brighter left L5 nerve root (arrow) as compared with its right counter part.
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Lumbosacral spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was normal. Lumbosacral plexus MRI is shown in Figures 1-3.
MRI coronal section post gadolinium contrast shows enhancement of the left L5 nerve root (arrow).
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Lumbosacral spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was normal. Lumbosacral plexus MRI is shown in Figures 1-3.
MRI axial STIR sequence shows brighter signal in left gluteal muscles (arrow) as compared with its right counter part indicative of denervation.
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Lumbosacral spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was normal. Lumbosacral plexus MRI is shown in Figures 1-3.