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I am a 29 year old practice Manager/software Engineer and needed your expertise opinion. I was referred to neurologist back in April for my symptoms (zoned out all day, not thinking clearly, focus issues, occasional white floaters/lights in vision feeling wobbly feeling loosing my mind etc) for which I was referred to perform MRI head and routine EEG. EEG was normal and MRI was essentially normal (2 or 3 small T2 hyperintensities left subinsular WM & right frontal WM probably at upper limit of normal and could reflect small perivascular spaces. NO intracranial mass lesion, intracranial haemorrhage or any evidence of hydrocephalus). Neuro discharged me with a conclusion "From organic point of view tests are normal and more on psychological basis" and stated that these findings/spots on MRI are age related, 1 dot per 10 years of life. All my blood profiles are completely normal and my GP is keep concluding the matter as an anxiety related which I am not really convinced from non of the answers.

@ hyperintensity showed in MRI, neuro suggested one spot per 10 years of life is normal. It don't make any sense to me. How correct is he?

I need your opinion of weather I will benefit from a second neurology opinion as, I continue to have the symptoms and feel that my symptoms are gone worse and sometimes feel cognitively impaired or I just accept the fact that it is just anxiety.
I have done bloods three times in last 7 months all very normal including TSH, T4, Hba1c fasting glucose etc.

Please help me to understand what is going on

Hello Kamavi,

The issue of floaters/lights should be evaluated by an Ophthalmologist, the eyes are their specialty.

Your other symptoms could be due to anything including a Mental Health issue but it would be best to allow your Drs. to determine the cause.

Even if your symptoms are due to a Mental Health problem such as anxiety, there is treatment. You don't have to just live with it. A Psychiatrist would be able to evaluate you and your symptoms. If they are due to a Mental Health problem then treatment would be recommended.

I don't know if he is correct or not. Simply having something show up on a MRI does not immediately indicate Multiple Sclerosis. Findings on MRIs can have many different causes.

Best wishes.

Thank you very much for your response. I visited opticians who examined my eyes any again everything was normal. These findings really have distributed me and makes me think why there isn't any answer.

I really don't know if my symptoms are more on psychological side or neurological side.

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Can these findings be normal.
Optician findings were completely normal couple of weeks ago

If MDs can't find a DX or reason, have you considered alternatives?
Acupuncture, Naturopathy , perhaps expert chiropractic , even if just for evaluations?

To be very honest I have not tried that yet because my current thoughts do not permit me. I just need some kind of direction to start with

hello and welcome to NT,

snoopy's advice was sound.
it never hurts to get a 2nd opinion. it might be worth asking your dr for a med to help with anxiety. if it doesn't work you might need to try another med or that may not be the cause of your symptoms.

start to keep a symptom journal with dates and maybe 3 or 4 of your most bothersome symptoms. it may help your dr.

keep us posted.

Yes, they can be normal.

Information about floaters:
https://nei.nih.gov/health/floaters/floaters
http://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-p...oaters-flashes

[QUOTE=Snoopy;1198690]Yes, they can be normal.


I mean spots in MRI.
CAN THEY BE NORMAL AT MY AGE

Hi Kamavi! I am currently waiting for an appointment to a neurologist who specializes in migraines...Don't know if this is your problem, but some of the symptoms you mentioned seem to be similar to ones that are also mentioned in the article.

I have suffered from migraines for over 30 years, including both the usual "painful headache type" and also ones that have unusual symptoms in other parts of my body, including the eye, the stomache and the inner ear. Initially, all my problems seemed totally unrelated, but after doing some research, they seem to actually be individual variations of the migraine process. Extensive migraine research is still fairly new and not all neurologists are fully up to date on it.

There is a link *edit* that will begin to explain. Search for "what are silent migraines." Hope it helps! **