Mri scan ms lesions
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When I was 28 my brain MRI scan had 7-8 lesions, a couple that were several cm in diameter near the corpus callosum, which gave worry that I had MS even though I was ultimately diagnosed with Lyme.
Lyme does not always cause lesions, though. Many people very sick from Lyme for a long time will have normal MRI's. Lyme is not diagnosed through MRI, but it can be diagnosed by blood tests and/or clinically through symptoms.
Do you think you have Lyme disease?
While it's tempting to look at the MRI and try to track down your deficits based upon the lesion activity, don't bother. Visible lesion activity in the brain compared to actual symptoms rarely matches up. All I can tell you is that your lesion load is typical for MS.
The only thing I've noticed over the years is that for patients with an MRI with many lesions, the MS tends to be less active or debilitating. Patients with more symptoms tend to have an MRI with few lesions.
Can you please explain my MRI of the brain done with and without contrast please: On T2 weighted and FLAIR sequences, there are multiple subcentimeter round ovoid foci of high signal in the right frontal lobe periventricular white matter, in addition to several subcentimeter lesions in the periventricular and subcortical white matter in the left frontal lobe and the subcortical white matter in the posterior right frontal lobe.
Contrast most likely would not make a difference if you have had symptoms for more than 40 days and there are no T2 lesions on a 3.0 Telsa MRI, I kind of doubt they would have seen any enhancing lesions on a post contrast T1 PD/PSE sequence.
GAD should not make the symptoms worse. GAD can be rough on the kidneys, but that is about it.
Well after 4 long weeks of waiting for my MRI scan, i arrive at the MRI unit yesterday evening only to be told as im getting onto the scanner that my MRI has been requested without contrast. i did try to tell the radiographer that it should have been with contrast as it was to diagnose MS.
The radiographer told me that contrast didnt matter and that MS would show on the type of scan they were doing (i know this not strictly true).
I had an mri scan as my dr thinks i have ms, the photo's are on my profile and clearly show lots of white spots. However my dr said the scan was negitive, and was completely fine. Does anyone know what would cause the white spots on my mri, and how are the white spots from ms different?
The symptoms sometimes have nothing to do with MS lesions that are visible on MRI. Bilateral lower extremity symptoms seem pretty common in PwMS that have spinal cord lesions. Brain lesions tend to have unilateral presentations. Sometimes they start with just the brain and then do more studies if they need to.
My first MRI had 1 lesion and I had optic Neuritis. Six months later, I pretty much had no symptoms that were really bothering me and I had 5 lesions.
The default move for neuros is to do an MRI, not a SPECT scan, and since MRI is diagnostic of MS, the neuros get stuck in a loop of MRI-->MS-->MRI-->MS .... They don't look outside the loop, so there's no attempt to do a comparative diagnosis between Lyme and MS, since Lyme ain't even on the radar for a nonLLMD.
, will the Neuro typically follow up with an MRI of the spine or is the brain MRI enough for them to rule out MS? In MS, can you have spinal lesions and no brain lesions? I had MRI of the spine about 9mos ago on a 1.5T and it was normal, but showed a lot of artifact? If the doc does not suggest this, should I request a repeat scan of the spine?
Sorry for all the questions. Since the heatwave hit my symptoms have been out of control and I am desperate for an answer.
Thank you for your response regarding my lesions. I was initially diagnosed with MS in 1994. MRI then did not show any lesions, so dx was "probable" MS. In 2004 MRI showed 5 deep white matter lesions; they did not enhance. Dr. Rifaat Bashir at Creighton University Medical Center said he did not think I had MS, asked if I had had TIA's possibly. My symptoms do mimic MS, and have got progressively worse over the years.
The lesions showed up fine without contrast. In fact, my first mri wasn't even done with ms protocol, but was done for a bout of trigeminal neuralgia. The only thing listed in the differential was demyelination.
I had contrast with an mri several months later and there were no enhancing lesions at that time either (well after the relapse) but the original lesions looked identical to the first mr image (two more super tiny ones).
Wondering if someone can tell me or direct me to a posting, I am wondering if there is any information which indicate increase in MRI lesions as a persons MS symptoms worsen? I know there are a lot of people that have clear MRIs but continue to have MS like relapses. Im in a postion were one neurologist says I have MS going by symptoms, relapses and spinal tap , but my MRI is clear.
These machines are not strong enough for catching most (and sometimes all) of MS lesions. My first MRI was considered bogus by my neurologist. No lesions showed up. The next MRI showed lesions-- even a large lesion missed on the open one.
To answer your question, MS is a clinical diagnosis. If you have symptoms and lesions that meet the McDonald's criteria, and possibly other supporting findings (mimics ruled out), other diagnostic findings, then your age shouldn't be a factor.
hello sllowe the doc told me i have lesions in my brain they showed up in the MRI scan.he said its showing MS but told me to forget about it because i was sent for a CT scan by the mentle heath team because i was seeing things.he said the lesions on my brain are down to my mentle heath.but my CPN said it is not pose for anyones mentle heath to show up in there brain or from a MRI scan.i no myself i have MS because of the things that happen to me but its had when a doc wont take it on.
is an mri scan without contrast on brain and c spine sufficiant to rule out ms without having any other tests other than normal bloodwork done. leg weakness and other odd symptoms going on for months. been told scan was clear and no need to worry about it,it will pass with time. have'nt seen a neurologist yet but going to one privatly in afew weeks. dont know what strength the machine was but the scan only took 10 mins which i thought was unusually quick.
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