KiRin1
04-11-2005, 09:34 PM
I am new to the board. I am 30 years old and want to know if it is possible to have one lession and most of the symptoms of MS. I am just wondering if anyone out there is in the samy situation as I am in.
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Jewel2
04-11-2005, 10:03 PM
I posted this on the other thread you posted on and then I saw this one, so I copied my answer here, also. :)
Hello Ki-Rin,
Welcome to the forum. You didn't mention what kind of MRI you had, open or closed, with and/or without contrast. These things make a difference in what can be seen on the film. I recently read that lesions smaller than 2 mm cannot be seen with today's MRI machines. If that is true, then that explains why a lot of people have MS symptoms, but the MRIs look normal. Until those lesions grow bigger, they may not be detectable.
Just so you don't feel so alone, there are a lot of people on this forum who are in what we call "Limboland." They have a lot of the symptoms of MS, but their MRIs and LPs look normal.
You didn't mention what your symptoms are, but has your doctor run tests to rule out other things that mimic MS?
Take care,
Julie
Hello Ki-Rin,
Welcome to the forum. You didn't mention what kind of MRI you had, open or closed, with and/or without contrast. These things make a difference in what can be seen on the film. I recently read that lesions smaller than 2 mm cannot be seen with today's MRI machines. If that is true, then that explains why a lot of people have MS symptoms, but the MRIs look normal. Until those lesions grow bigger, they may not be detectable.
Just so you don't feel so alone, there are a lot of people on this forum who are in what we call "Limboland." They have a lot of the symptoms of MS, but their MRIs and LPs look normal.
You didn't mention what your symptoms are, but has your doctor run tests to rule out other things that mimic MS?
Take care,
Julie
dazedandconfused1
04-11-2005, 11:35 PM
yes i am in same boat i had brain mri and this is findings a 7mm focus of white signal hyperintensity in left frontal periventricular white matter noted this is nonspecific but can be produce by demyelinating process of brain mild degree inflammatory changes noted in left posterior superior ethmoids .there may be small venous angioma in right inferior frontal lobe area of basel ganglia and just medial to sylvian cistern.have no idea what this means havent been diagnoised with ms as of yet but one leasion.if anyone can tell me in english what this means would be gratefull