hints of MS on MRI years before symptoms
 

Interesting. But what about people who have symptoms but no evidence on their MRI's?

http://uk.reuters.com/article/health...4BA01I20081211

Very interesting to me, because I'm one of them. I was dx'd 7 years ago with no symptoms, only evidence on an MRI and a positive LP. I'm still considered infraclinical because I've never had symptoms. I feel very lucky that I had a neuro early on that advised treatment right away, rather than waiting. I feel that it's made all the difference.

Greta, you were being MRI'd for migraines right? Are they possibly a symptom of MS?

I ask because my cousin gets them and has eye problems when in a migraine. Doc says its not MS but it terrifies me and wish they would do a freaking MRI.

P.S. I think you are sensible and brave to have decided to be proactive with treatment especially since you have a family history. :hug:

Questions for your thoughts
 

recently dx with Narcolepsy...received phone call yesterday to tell me that I have changes in the "white brain matter" and we will talk more on my next visit. Any ideas about this???? Only symptoms recently are..memory changes, tingling in tongue and headaches. I am 55 and I thought this age was much too old for MS diagnosis. I have had migraines for the past 30 years, are they related to MS?

I think this one's still up in the air... but I have been diagnosed with MS, and my main, 'always there' symptom has been migraine-like head pain. In fact, I actually dismissed my symptoms for years as migraine, only to find out that I have MS and Trigeminal Neuralgia.

I was diagnosed as having migraine however at age 6 (MS diagnosed at 31). The Trigeminal Neuralgia was diagnosed 1 year prior to the MS.

55 is not too old to be diagnosed with MS. It's not as common, but it's not unheard of either. I do hope that you don't find out it's MS. :hug: