I don't know if I did something incorrectly on this post, but haven't seen any reponses yet. If anyone has any knowlege re: my questions, I would really appreciate it. I have researched on the web, but haven't found anything really specific as to artifact interference or if regular MRI is as good as contrast at finding the lesions, or how long can lesions go without showing. Please help, if there is any info out there.
Thanks again for your time.
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Originally Posted by ras1256
Hi all,
This is my first post on the MS forum. I've been in the MG (which I was dx'd with in 2004) and PN (which I thought I was going to be dx'd with not so apparently), aneurysm (had an unruptered brain annie coiled in Jan 09), and spinal injuries (car accident in 1991 & 3 cervical discectomies 93, 97 & 04 and it was thought from 1996 on that the second of those discs hit my spinal cord and that explained my non-MG symptoms), but again, for the I can't tell you how many times this has been considered, my new neuro is looking at MS on me.
I did have an evoked potential that showed a blockage (my sensory EP, not the visual) in 1997, but no MRI has shown any lesions. Most of mine were without contrast, but I did have contrast both brain and spine in 2004. I do have metal in the cervical area that causes artifact - would that hide lesions?
Every neuro has thought MS since 1996, but it has been shot down and they ended up presuming those sx are due to the prior "spinal cord compression", but I have strong reason to think maybe there was no compression. This flare I'm in is showing definite progression of symptoms, involvement in new areas, and my neuro tells me the only way compression would cause this is if I had another area of new compression.
She really expected we would see CIDP (cousin to MS), but my EMG's rule that out.
My recent myelogram shows there is no compression at this time, so...
Any input would be helpful.
Thanks a bunch.  |