Welcome! It could be lesions or just changes that reacted with the MRI. I am facing the same question from my MRI. I have (prolongation) nonspecific changes in the deep white matter of the splenium marginal to the corpus callosum. I have looked up where in the brain this is etc... But I have no idea if it means lesion.
I have vision changes that motivated an eye exam and then two follow ups, new glasses, and an eye/neuro referral for MRI has me waiting for that follow up to discuss a clinical correlation for MS.
I have not had weird symptoms for years or anything like I have read but then again I am 29? I have degenerative disc disease and hashimotos so I am sure some of the symptoms overlap. I have been feeling crazy episodes of fatigue and stiff neck, with head aches in my eyes too and thought it was thyroid related. So that apt is not until Sept...
But I am starting to doubt thyroid involvement at this point.
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Originally Posted by Blancaboo
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
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