MS or Migrains

Hi again, I haven't had any luck in getting the information I'm looking for because I haven;t been doing this correctly. So her I go. One I had a job injury back in 1/23/02 injured every thing on my right side, also broke R ankle, R knee, Had surgery for cervical spine c4/c5/c6 last 5-17-2010, having stablization bar surgery soon d/t didn't heal.With this I have had severe migrains since the accident,and been on meds for migrains.
On the other hand back two years ago I had a MRI which showed a lesion in the left frontal lobe, spinal tape was done, labs were done and I was also sent to the MS clinic to rule out MS, they told me at the time I was clear but I might need to follow up.
  A month ago I had another MRI done it shows three new lesions, total of four now. one is in the brain stem, one is in the pons, left frontal lobe, ect. I just had a EEG, don't know the results yes, Dr. is on vacation. They also mentioned getting a EMG.
  S/S-dizziness,attention, forgetfull, memory, problem solving, interpreting feedback, depression,[hospitilized x 3 weeks] decission making is hard,hand tremors, hand arm and leg numbness, feet tingle but burn and hurt, fatigue, when in the sun I sweet and get headaches very fast, like over heated, cant breath. short of breth all the time. migraines, last question is MS hereditary?

[Dr Sharma]

Hi there. You have multiple neurological symptoms which need to be investigated for multiple sclerosis. MS is a chronic demyelinating disorder where the disease phase is characterized by active phase and remissions. It has multiple symptoms and signs and is a diagnosis of exclusion. The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are loss of balance, muscle spasms, numbness in any area, problems with walking and coordination, tremors in one or more arms and legs. Bowel and bladder symptoms include frequency of micturition, urine leakage, eye symptoms like double vision uncontrollable rapid eye movements, facial pain, painful muscle spasms, tingling, burning in arms or legs, depression, dizziness, hearing loss, fatigue etc. The treatment is essentially limited to symptomatic therapy so the course of action would not change much whether MS has been diagnosed or not. Apart from clinical neurological examination, MRI shows MS as paler areas of demyelination, two different episodes of demyelination separated by one month in at least two different brain locations. Spinal tap is done and CSF electrophoresis reveals oligoclonal bands suggestive of immune activity, which is suggestive but not diagnostic of MS. Demyelinating neurons, transmit nerve signals slower than non-demyelinated ones and can be detected with EP tests. These are visual evoked potentials, brain stem auditory evoked response, and somatosensory evoked potential. Slower nerve responses in any one of these is not confirmatory of MS but can be used to complement diagnosis along with a neurological examination, medical history and an MRI in addition, a spinal tap. Therefore, it would be prudent to consult your neurologist with these concerns. Hope this helps. Take care.