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Old 02-26-2007, 03:39 AM   #1
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10 lesions on MRI. Is this a lot?

Saw neuro today who confirmed 10 lesions on mri scan. Is sending me for evoked potential test and LP. Is ten a lot of lesions? One was on optical nerve. Any advice about this would be great as my neuro is still reluctant to make a definitve diagnosis at this stage. Also i have to wait 4 weeks to see the neurophysiologist. Any info would be great.

 
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Re: 10 lesions on MRI. Is this a lot?

Lesions on the brain do not definitively mean MS so it's good your doctor is being thorough. The LP and evoked potential testing is going to tell the doctor a lot. Just remember you don't have to have a positive result on all tests to have a diagnosis of MS. As for the number, I am not sure about that. Common sense would suggest that the more lesions, the more possibilities of varied symptoms depending on where the lesions are located but I'm not a doctor so that's really only a guess.

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Re: 10 lesions on MRI. Is this a lot?

I was DXd with 9 lesions. Neuro said that 8 is usually used as a guideline for definitive DX.

 
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Re: 10 lesions on MRI. Is this a lot?

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Saw neuro today who confirmed 10 lesions on mri scan. Is sending me for evoked potential test and LP. Is ten a lot of lesions? One was on optical nerve. Any advice about this would be great as my neuro is still reluctant to make a definitve diagnosis at this stage. Also i have to wait 4 weeks to see the neurophysiologist. Any info would be great.
The number of leisions isn't as telling as the location and size of the leision. Having said that, the brain should not have ANY leisions. I am glad that your doctor is being so thorough. What are your symptoms?

 
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Re: 10 lesions on MRI. Is this a lot?

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The number of leisions isn't as telling as the location and size of the leision. Having said that, the brain should not have ANY leisions. I am glad that your doctor is being so thorough. What are your symptoms?
Long history of neuro symptoms from my mid 20s (have just turned 40). Symptoms have included vertigo, balance problems, pins and needles, tremor of head and more recently fatigue/ weakness and I was diagnosed (perhaps wrongly with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). Some days its difficult for me to walk due to how fatigued and weak I feel. Have had many other strange symptoms such as internal tremor and tremor in throat, and jaw etc. Not sure of all the lesions sizes as doctor was reluctant to tell me a lot or show report (which I am not all together happy with). He did say some are small and showed me an area around the lower part of brain. He did state that the report said there was demyelinaton. Also the scan showed a swelling of the left optic nerve.

 
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