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A 39-year old female asked:

Is it possible to have a clean spinal tab and have ms? I was told i'm showing signs including the brain mri

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A 30-year old female asked:

What could possible cause this on MRI- subtle changes centre of spinal cord t8/9/10, brain and full spine normal?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 55-year old female asked:

I have several m.S. Symptoms, but no lesions on brain mri. . But what does 2 white obligonal bands on spinal fluid mean .. ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

I had a mri w/o contract of my entire spine and brain. A spinal sprinx was found. They want to do a mri with contrast to find the cause. I don't want contrast. Is it absolutely necessary to use contrast to see spinal tumors?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

Is there anything less invasive than a myleogram to find a spinal fluid leak? My brain mri shows brain sag?

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A 57-year old asked:

Is it true that steel (not titanium) cotrel dubousset spinal rods from 1980's heat unsafely with MRI of trunk? How about MRI of brain?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

Brain MRI white matter 4 black holes. Lp clear. Blood test clear. Spinal MRI ctl clear. No symptom of ms. What r the chances of be MS something else?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 56-year old female asked:

Recently had a Brain MRI shown couple of Periventricular & Subcortical White matters T2/flair what does it mean? Does it indicate MS based on my symptoms? Is it necessary to have Spinal Tap test? Thanks?

3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

2 years ago i was diagnosis with transverse myelitis. Again i had another lesion on my spine close to the first one past and present brain MRI was clear should I be doing a spinal tap. Could it still be ms?

3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old female asked:

Can white matter on brain MRI be some kind of connection with my chiari malformation? Can it be spinal fluid build up?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 24-year old female asked:

Can a spinal tap show something a mri cant show? Are there any other test that can be done to explain burning sharp back pain? I had a mri of brain, neck and whole spine with explanation as to why and Im in severe pain and cant even bend?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

What are the symptoms of transverse myelitis? I've had s negative brain MRI and cervical/spinal ct .

1 doctor answer • 7 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old male asked:

Had two spinal taps cont2.. Csf was Lyme negative... Symptoms still persist 2+ years. Brain MRI white matter foci.. Blood test results now normalizing?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

How else will a neurologist find if I have ms? I've had a negative brain, spinal, and cervical MRI, as well as blood tests. Having neuropathy symptoms

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

Whats the difference between a spinal MRI and Brain MRI for MS? Do they tell different things? Would a brain MRI only be needed for MS eye issues and random muscle twitches?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 36-year old female asked:

What can cause persistent debilitating dizziness for 2 months? It is brought on by activity. Brain MRI was normal in Sept 22. Spinal MRI shows minor findings as well as herniated disc at C4 - C5. Small syrinx below the disc. Muscle fatigue also?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old male asked:

I've been having tremor in my upper body and tingling in hands and feet. How rare is a spinal tumor? Had neg brain MRI and cts last year.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

I am a hypochondriac. I am afraid of having a brain tumor after I read that I have all the symptoms, mainly the weakness in leg. My doctor did my blood test, spinal MRI, and neurological tests which came out to be fine. The doctor says that I have anxiety

2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old male asked:

Neuro exam,EMG, MRI of brain normal. No spinal MRI done. Weak, shaky legs and dizzy a lot. Off balance. Fatigue, fascilations. MS? GAD?Neuro?

3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 55-year old female asked:

Hi, Brain MRI showed nonspecific foci of T2/FLAIR white matter, I havedamage to vocal cord nerve, as well as pins and needles on the left side, difficulty walking, memory fog, electrical shock pain along spinal cord,do I have MS? Thanks?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

For eight months I have had lack of sensation in right forehead and upper cheek. Blood test, spinal, neck mri normal. Brain CT normal. Reason? 20yrsol

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

What would cause weird left leg sensations after a month of bronchitis.Tingling in foot after a hot shower or getting overheated. Neuro said from spinal problems per MRI. MRI of brain/spine negative for any ms lesions. Ssep&emg negative.Still worried?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 54-year old female asked:

Severe paresthesia in extremities. Negative for MS (brain and spinal MRIs), negative EMG & NCS. On Lyrica (pregabalin) & Cymbalta but no relief. Recommendations?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old female asked:

What does my MRI results mean when it says causing mass effect on the anatral aspect of the spinal cord; however, adequate amount of cerebral fluid?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 22-year old female asked:

I have numbness in my legs, although it is worse in my right. We did mris of my lumbar, cervical, thoracic, and brain( normal). Spinal tap(normal). ?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 44-year old asked:

How can a brain MRI be done?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

What do dark areas on MRI brain mean?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 37-year old female asked:

Does a MRI OF the brain show brainstem?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 32-year old asked:

What are the dangers caused by a brain mri?

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A 28-year old female asked:

What kinds of things show up on a brain mri?

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