I am new to this board but have been reading posts for awhile. This is such a kind and caring community.

I have symptoms that lead me to suspect I have MS. Most notably I have imbalance-I sometimes walk like I'm drunk, and tingling of many body parts-legs and feet, arms and hands, face, buttocks and groin.

My neurologist ordered an MRI of brain and spine. The spine just shows early degenerative changes and reversal of the midcervical lordosis which is non specific. The brain MRI says I have 5 periventricular white matter signal abnormalities and 6 tiny juxtacortical signal abnormalities. Nonspecific white matter signal abnormalities are more prominent than expected for age.

My question is is a signal abnormality the same as a lesion?

Also do you have any advice of questions I should ask my neurologist when I see him tomorrow?

Thanks for your help.

Michele