What did your MRI report say? Did it say there were active lesions or did they say anything to suggest there was evidence of demyelination?

Says there are fairly extensive multifocal T2/FLAIR lesions scattered throughout the deep white matter of the cerebral hemispheres. There is a tiny lesion in the right pons, no definte corpus callosal lesions are identified ,but there are multiple white matter lesions immediately adjacent to the corpus callosum. The most prominent area of involvement is the left centrum semiovale. There is appearance in supicious for demyelinating disease such as multiple scleroisi. No enhancement to suggest active lesions is identified.

Sounds like you might have had active lesions at one time, but not any current ones. But I dont think anyone here is qualified to interpret results for you.

Did your doctor go over your results with you? If they havent, you might want to set up an appointment to do that so you can ask questions.

Does that mean if you dont have active lesions that you dont hhave MS?

Hello kadi,

Lesions are abnormalties which can be seen on a MRI. Having a lesion(s) show up on MRI does not always mean it's caused by MS. There are different conditions that can cause lesions such as Lymes Disease, age, head injuries and Migraines (among others).

An active lesion simply means it is currently active, it lights up when contrast (dye) is used. A non-active lesion doesn't light up with contrast. MS is a dignosis of exclusion, other causes for symptoms/lesions need to be ruled out before MS can be considered.

On your MRI report there should be an "impression" area which would list the possible causes to what was found on the MRI as per the Radiologist. Other testing may be necessary.

There is a criteria for diagnosing MS it is called the McDonald Criteria.

impression They say to compare with test from five years ago, and maybe a MRA OR CTA would better evauate this if clincally indicated.

Sounds like you need to talk to your doctor and have them explain the findings to you.