Well, this I believe is off 'theory' more so than an MRI showing said brain stem lesion....meaning, I never sat down with my neuro and combed over the MRI film of little or big white glowing lesions. He saw it, I didn't. I don't think he wants me to see it... other than he'll tell me, "Placement matters, number of lesions does not".

I had vertigo terribly twice, and I've been suffering with burning mouth syndrome (believed to be neurological in nature by 2 neuros) for a year. Both my neuro and another neuro I saw said that it's likely a brain stem lesion causing the burning mouth issue.

As far as other 'symptoms' arising from this, it's hard to say. I've had girdle sensation and L'Hermittes sign among many different symptoms.

The burning mouth is the pinnacle of 'not fun' . But it's been there for so long now, I'm beginning to find ways around it so to speak... ways of easing the discomfort.