Ms symptoms headache
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multiple-sclerosis
Welcome to the forum! Sorry to hear of your SIL's medical problems. Some of her symptoms do sound neurological but no one here is able to diagnose your SIL.
Now as far as educated guesses go...the neurologist may be thinking MS or some other neuro-muscular disease. It is possible to have all the tests you mentioned be normal and still be MS . If it's MS the neuro is thinking of , the Mayo as gotten mixed reviews here on the forum.
2 mo. ago had brain MRI for mild headaches.showed UBO s. Neuro Dr say not look like MS. had spine MRI, was normal.Started with brief lightheadedness, and numbness left side in face hand and foot, that are brief but reoccur. In adition to frequent mild tension headache still. So did a EMG of left limbs normal. Dr. says not MS, and no reason to go on to Evoked potential test or lumbar puncture. Dr.
This is due to an inflammation in the temporal artery and other arteries in the body. Symptoms include one sided headache pain in the temple and jaw that may be triggered by chewing. This condition can be diagnosed by a blood test called an ESR and a biopsy of the artery. It is very important to rule this diagnosis out as it is highly treatable and if left untreated it can lead to vision loss. It is exceedingly rare in people younger than 55, and is more common in even older age groups.
m now on medication that is helping my headache. During this time I have also developed symptoms of MS. I went to a neurologist and I was told that it seems like I have MS except the MRI of my head was "fine". At my insistence, she did schedule me for a C spine MRI.
If the MRI was done to to try and find a reason for my headache, could lesions have been overlooked when my MRI was read because they were looking for something that could be causing a headache and not MS?
s, one to check for MS, because my sister has MS, and another to check for a brain tumor. I think from reading posts on here a leak of CSF. I had a spinal for delivery 1 1/2 years ago, don't know if that would have anything to do with it, but I heard it can be idiopathic, and not all MRI can detect it. Just a shot in the dark, but wouldn't a lumbar punture test beable to detect this. This is so weird, it just all started one day.
Hi Stace - -
I think that you are only aware of your symtom when you focus in it, i.e. are not distracted by anything, points away from MS. MS symptoms tend to be up front :-) As Alex mentioned, I'd start by discussing your concerns with you GP.
Those are called hemaplegic migraines (I may have not spelled that right, but the % of people who have them is unusually low. I was diagnosed with them back in 1981. My entire right side would go numb along with the eye problem but no headache, thus atypical, but hemaplegic is their name. I don't feel so alone now! Someone else I know has them!
Thanks for using the forum. I am happy to address your questions, and my answer will be based on the information you provided here. Please make sure you recognize that this forum is for educational purposes only, and it does not substitute for a formal office visit with your doctor.
Without the ability to examine you and obtain a history, I can not tell you what the exact cause of your symptoms is. However I will try to provide you with some useful information.
Thank you for your question. Although without being able to examine you I can not offer you the specific advice on diagnosis and treatment that you need, but I would try to provide you some relevant information about your health concern.
In multiple sclerosis, common symptoms could be loss of muscle coordination & strength, normal sensation and vision. Other symptoms could be sometimes headache, delirium, seizures and coma.
I am brand new to this group. Nice to meet you. I have read many stories similar to mine.
I have what have been called: basilar type migraines, hemiplegic migraines: I have a left side headache, and associated with this, I also have numbness/tingling along entire right side - face-arm-fingers-leg-toes, leg weak, can't walk properly, can't find words, confused, dizzy, worse with heat - caused by heat.
headache lasts an hour - other symptoms last days to weeks.
s are only one piece of the MS diagnosis. The most important part of any MS diagnosis is the clinical exam. If you suspect MS then you should be evaluated by a neurologist that specializes in MS? There are things aaaaan MS specialist mught see than a geneal neurologist might miss.
I agree with ess that your symptoms don't make my mind jump to MS. While there are no absoloutes with MS, numbness and tingling etc. tend to be more localized than "left side".
The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs. Bowel and bladder symptoms include frequency of micturition, urine leakage, eye symptoms like double vision uncontrollable rapid eye movements, facial pain, painful muscle spasms, tingling, burning in arms or legs, depression, dizziness, hearing loss, fatigue etc.
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