| A 77 year-old woman presented with falling and an unsteady gait. Her neurological exam showed increased tone and hyperactive reflexes in the legs and bilateral Babinski signs. |
| Cervical Spondylosis:
T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the
cervical spine. Note the multilevel stenosis from C2-3 through C6-7. The CSF
(bright white signal) has a scalloped appearance from the stenosis at
multiple levels. Cervical stenosis is a common cause of gait disturbance in the elderly. It results from progressive narrowing of the spinal column due to a combination of disk degeneration, bony spurs and ligament hypertrophy. |
Revised
11/29/06
Copyrighted 2006. David C Preston