Hi Trinkeet,
Welcome to NT. Nice to meet you. I, too, had the Dawson's fingers on MRI, the shape was Ovoid and they lit up from the GAD dye they used. But that was many, many, years after I was diagnosed with MS.

When I was diagnosed they didn't have MRI's, just LP's and rule out tests. It was my clinical exam that clinched it. I had a CT scan but I doubt that was useful other than to look for brain problems or tumors.

My symptoms, history, and clinical exam by a MS specialist Dx'd me in 1981. I was three years in Limbo until then while they tested. It takes time.

Do you live in the USA? Your testing sounds like the procedures of Socialized medicine.

Many people have negative LP's too. It's up to the Neuro to call it. If he/she is not 100 percent sure, than you have to wait and see a bit longer. Sorry.

We have many here in Limbo. Join us on the MS front page and introduce yourself on a New thread here and many will help and reply to you.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/fo...aysprune=&f=17

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Wow, talk about a flash from the past!

River, I'm with you when I saw this post pop up on top! LOL

Trinkett is new so she researched some old post and posted to it. It is a very old post, but she now knows the main page is a good place to start a new thread, and read and post to the newer ones.

Many people do this and it is why I always look at the date of the first poster to make sure it is a new thread or one brought forward.

She is in the same place you were years ago, questioning the Dawson fingers on the MRI. She was looking for information on Dawson's fingers.

I have had numerous MRI CAT scans you name it. I was dx with just lesions on the brain. I wanted more answers too. I guess I didn't want to believe it. I also did not fit the normal age range for the dx. I went to other Neuros. No one would say yes it is MS but yet they put me on the meds for it. I went to the Mayo Clinic in AZ they really put me through the tests. This was the first time I was told about the Dawsons finger in the corpus collosum in my scan. Then my Dr there also did a spinal tap and it was painless. Had a wonderful skilled tech. I was so surprised I also did not want to have that done. I just know got an answer that the Dawsons finger lesion pretty much confirms the dx. It has been so frustrating to have Dr not agree but yet put me on the injections. I have since lost my job lost my insurance got put on SSD but have to wait 2 years to get medical coverage. So I can no longer take any of my meds. Not been easy have had lots of bad days. So yes there are others out there with this term appearing on their MRI. You are not alone.

Welcome Ngaier, nice to meet you.