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Old 06-03-2009, 09:18 PM #7
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Incredibly timely given my doctor's appointment today regarding my new "black hole" lesion. I'm beat but I'm going to address this more when I further update that thread. I believe this is probably correct. But although obviously not good news, not necessarily as bleak as it sounds -- remember that depending upon where the damage is, the brain can be remarkable in re-routing itself to compensate (neuroplasticity). Many MS folks with even axonal damage are asymptomatic.
You are right about the brains ability to reroute itself BUT that compensatation ability does not work well in the spine.

So the 2nd stage of MS where the axons are attacked can cause some serious damage for which the body cannot compensate and the net effect is loss of lower limb strength.

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