A 36-year-old man developed neck and left arm pain. He noted paresthesias in the left index and long fingers. He was found to have weakness of the left triceps muscle and a diminished left triceps jerk. His left-sided disc herniation is most likely to be at:-
Correct Answer: C6-C7
Description: DISCUSSION: This patient has all of the neurologic components of the most common cervical disc syndrome, that caused by a herniation at the C6-C7 level with compression of the C7 nerve root.
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