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CEREBELLUM WHITE SPOTS

Does this look like MS or does this look normal?I am in pain more so on left side body feels almost completly numb shock like pain tremors cannot get a dianosis...please give some kind of advice?
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352007 tn?1372857881
I just looked at your profile and saw the two axial photographs you've posted.  No one here can interpret your MRI (doctor or not) but you should definitely wait until you see your Neurologist or whoever ordered the test to go over the results.

Sometimes the bright white areas are CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) or vessels that show up as bright spots but not as actual lesions.  It's normal to look at your MRI, but if you're not a radiologist, your mind can go to Oz and back wondering what is this or this? It can increase your anxiety and worry when there may be no reason.  What does your report state?

MS is a clinical diagnosis with the other ancillary tests such as lumbar puncture, evoked potentials are supportive to the diagnosis.  Not reversed.  Just because your lumbar puncture doesn't show any 0-bands or if your evoked potentials are normal, doesn't exclude MS.  Although keep in mind LP's are 90% positive for oligoclonal banding or shows some increased protein production indicating that its passing through your blood brain barrier where there is a compromise in your immune system.  It does not state that it is actually MS but there's a CNS inflammation.

I hope this helps, but I do encourage you to write down your questions leaving room after it to write the responses when you go back for a follow up appointment.

Lisa
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352007 tn?1372857881
If you can't get a diagnosis that indicates to me that you've seen a Neurologist?  You're asking if white spots on your cerebellum could cause your symptoms, does that mean you have had a MRI of the brain?

If you have seen a Neurologist, what is he/she stating their next plan of action to help you toward a diagnosis?  Did you have a MRI of your cervical and thoracic spine as well?  What about other testing?  For example: evoked potentials, blood work or lumbar puncture?  What has been tested and what came out normal?

Apparently your symptoms are not normal and there's something going on.  As to what it is, we here can't diagnose but may suggest how you can better be an advocate for your health.

Our forum has a great Health page here:  http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/list?cid=36  ;

There's a few pages to scroll through but it is worth it because the subjects are richly explained in terms a non medical person can understand.

Let us know.

PS - Welcome to the forums!

Lisa
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I had the same problem (numbness, tingling and pain only on left side: face, thighs, arm) since March and so far no diagnosis. I can tell you my story and hope it can help you. When I saw the neurologist by the end of May she told me my left side looked different than right side and she suggested I probably had a little stroke or could have Bell's Palsy or a pinched nerve (trigeminal neuralgia) but all the exams (CT scans, MRI's, blood tests) were normal. The neurologist ordered a lumbar puncture to rule out MS and they found multiple O-Bands in the CSF and serum so at this point I'm still waiting for more test results (EEG, Nerve Conducting Study) for an MS specialists to evaluate my case and tell me if it is MS or not. So far another neurologist told me is very likely it could be MS or any other degenerative neurological disease.  You have to consider all your symptoms to have a better idea if it could be MS or not. Here is a link that can help you:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/07/16/could-have-ms-16-multiple-sclerosis-symptoms/
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1979418 tn?1432135441

Have you been to see a neuro?   What sent me to the doctors was similar to what you describe.  To this day, my left side is where most of my 'regular' symptoms (tingling, spasms, pain, etc) happen to be.  

From what you post, no one here could tell you what it is or might be.  You could have something as simple as a pinched nerve.  So the best advice is definitely finding a good doctor to work with to get thru symptoms and what is going on.  

A primary with good diagnostic skills is a fantastic start and he/she will surely send you to other specialists if its not clear what is going on....  I saw neuro, rheumotologist, pain specialist, chiropractor and infectious disease specialist for lyme!  

Good luck and keep posting.  Even tho none of us are doctors, people here are wonderful and will share their experience and if nothing else, you'll know you're not alone and others who have been there are listening and supportive!!

Jen
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