Cranial Nerve test...

[Wobbly]

question for you..

to get a Dx for MS..do you need to show abnormalities in the Cranial Nerve Testing...?  

what if it did not reveal any abnormalities...but the MRI shows different?  

also, relfexed  are quite brisk, increased on left knee compared to right knee

Heel and knee test revealed the same phenomenon of moderate degree of cerebellar type  incoordination on left heel to knee testing and mild on right.

no clonus or Babinski signs

Rombergs test was remarkably positive, titubating type tremor of her head on her neck.  

could not do tandem walk and her gait was wide based and unsteady.

does this mean much??  sounds like alot...but what??

I got this from my Neuro last vist...he is referred me to the MS clinic..

any ideas?

thanks

andi
LL

[shoshin]

When I was dx'd the radiologist read the brain MRI as totally normal, but the neuro said there were a couple "small spots" (presumably too small to count towards dx). The cervical spine MRI showed three lesions and I had a positive LP with 13 o-bands.

My neuro exam apparently wasn't all that abnormal.

At my last exam (Monday), I did have trouble with that foot moving up and down the leg test, too, but my biggest problem seemed to be that I couldn't find my leg with my foot without looking. I don't know what's up with that.

I hope the MS neuro at least can figure out what all these things mean and that you are finally close to an answer.

sho (who is also feeling wobbly-legged tonight and really struggled with her balance exercises)

[Wobbly]

thanks..

how were you Dx...MRI and LP??  

andi
LL

[shoshin]

I don't have any ideas, but I do know that you don't have to show cranial nerve abnormalities on the exam to be dx'd with MS. When I looked at my last exam results, it showed no problems with the cranial nerves (although I don't think they usually test all of them--I only ever had one neuro do the smelling test) and I am dx'd.

I hope somebody who knows more can say something about the rest of the stuff.

sho