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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Oakland Md
Posts: 23
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Oakland Md
Posts: 23
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help understanding MRI jargon
Hi all, I am in the middle of dx of possible ms. My MRI came back with the following comments:
There are five small T2 hyperintense fooci scattered within the left periventricular white matter. These are variable size ranging from a couple of millimeters up to approxiamately 4.5 mm. There is also a thin rim of periventricular T2 increased signal at the posteerior aspect of the lateral ventricle on the left. There is a single 9.8 mm oval-shape T2 hyperintense focus within the posterior aspect of the right periventricular white matter. The findings certainly could be related to multiple sclerosis though other demyelinating etiologies including vascultits, chronic ischemic microangiopathy as well as infectious etiology such as Lyme's disease cannot be totally excluded. Clinical correlation is necessary.
I have dealt with a high pulse / low blood pressure for a couple of yrs and I wonder if it could be related to MS.
DX w Anklosing Spondylitis & Inflamatory bowel disease/Chrons age 41
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