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If i have a tiny spot in my brain shows on mri and i had ms symptoms, could it be something else(not serious)? i had the symptoms for a month now.

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Nonspecific: One tiny spot will not be diagnostic, and could be due to migraine or your head injury. If you do indeed have ms symptoms, further information can be gleaned from a spinal cord mri, and even spinal fluid analysis. Your neurologist could sort out other conditions which might mimic ms.

Answered 11/3/2013

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A member asked:

If i have a tiny spot in my brain shows on mri and i had ms symptoms, could it be something else(not serious)? i had the symptoms for a month now.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Bennett Machanic answered

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