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Originally Posted by Gazelle
So can I select one from column A, one from column B, and two from column C? Or should I just pick the one whose name I like the best?  (I kinda like the latter method the best.) |
Awe, could at least let us all have some fun by posting another poll to come up with the best dx for you . . . please.
Actually, I could narrow it down for you with a prior posting:
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Originally Posted by lady_express_44
Unless we have an acute Transverse Myelitis attack ... there are only a very few non-MS related diseases that can cause "lesions" in the spine, including; ADEM (Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis), Sarcoidosis, Lyme (Borrelia burgdorferi) and SLE (Lupus). See link:
ALL of those diseases also have O-bands:
http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/resu...ClassSort=True
There are "other" tests that can be done to rule out those diseases, like chest x-rays (for Sarcoidosis), Western Blot (for Lyme), blood tests positive serology with ANA and double-stranded DNA (for Lupus). Sarcoid, Lyme, and ADEM also do not have dissemination in time, which MS has. |
Cherie
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