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Old 11-19-2008, 05:00 PM
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I'm no radiologist, but I can help a little.
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"There is a new lesion in the right frontl subcortical white matter. There is also a new lesion in the left periinsular region. There is also a new lesion in the left cerebellar hemisphere periventricular white matter.
You have 3 new lesions showing
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Remaining lesions within the supratentorial and infratentorial brain including lesions in the left tectum and also involving pons, appear stable.
It looks like the previous lesions you had have not grown or shrunk - no change. Your pons is part of your brainstem.

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There is no acute infarction.
This means there is no evidence of brain death/ stroke, etc. When reading a head MRI, they look for everything and anything, not just MS.

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Then the report states that there is no active demyelination.
Like FinLady said this means that the lesions did not enhance with contrast.

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Also on my reprt from last may which I just receive it states," Foci of T2 and FLAIR signal abnormality in the left dorsal brainstem...
Last scan the lesion in your brainstem was active.

Hope this helps and remember, it's just my interpretation.
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