MS lesions / MIGRAINE

[denise61]

does anyone know if  MS LESIONS  are different then migraine lesions? can they be told apart?

thanks Denise61

[jensequitur]

And as an addendum, you'll note that the report says 'small.'  Small to a radiologist is very tiny, like the lesions you'd get from a migraine or ischemic damage.

[denise61]

thanks for your help. I did find the punctate word on my m.r.i. I posted some of my other findings also.

thanks D61

[jensequitur]

As far as I know, lesions in the semiovale are not typical for MS.

[denise61]

maybe i goofed?? IT LOOKS LIKE LESIONS .... DO THESE AREAS SCREAM.. M.S.? i posted after my post.

[denise61]

lesions..... do these areas scream..............M.S.? right lateral ventricle 12mm.

posterior frght frontal lobe7 mm both of these state scattered foci if increased signal in the cerebral white matter

probable tiny focus of increased signal in the left semiovale

small  focus of increased signal in the left centrum semiovale.

small amount of increased signal in the periventricular white matter adjacent to the anterior horns of lateral ventricles

[essdipity]

Hi Denise. Quix is the best person for this one. I do know that migraine lesions are generally described as punctate, meaning quite small. They do complicate matters, because you can have both kinds of lesions. In my limited experience with MRIs (though I've had about 6 brain ones), radiological reading of them is an art form that not many have mastered. Interpetation is everything. A good neuro will know what is what, based also on your history.

ess