My MRI Impression ?MS

[LisaSpainhour]

My MRI impression:
1. Partial Empty Sella
2. Nonspecific periventricular white matter changes. Findings consistent with hx of migraines. However, a demyelinating process or vascular etiologies cannot be excluded.

It states in the report also that they are multiple foci of signal abnormality in the periventricular white matter.

If you were reading this report what would you tell the patient?

Everything I look up leads to MS or Alzheimer's. Just want your opinion and I know you do not have my medical history so just by this report along. Thank you

[LisaSpainhour]

The reason of the MRI is loss of vision.  Plus, other symptoms I have are pain everywhere comes and goes. Thanks for your reply.

[Quixotic1]

Asking for an interpretation of an MRI from people who nothing about the person on whom the MRI is done is not very useful.

That said:

A partial empty sella can be a normal anatomic variation, or it may provide some clues to a patient's symptoms such as persistent severe headache.  Seeing this I would also inquire as to possibility of any hormone problems, obesity, hypertension.

The second comment, as phrased, indicates that there are areas of changes around the ventricles which fit with the indicated information that the patient is having migraine headaches.  It also says that these finding could also indicate a different disease process, such as one that causes demyelination.

Beyond restating the impression, you need to await your doc putting the MRI findings together with whatever caused you to have the MRI in the first place.  What was that?

Quix

[T-lynn]

For starters I am no Dr nor radiologist.

When do you see a neurologist?

Many disorders can cause these foci or lesions.

Try not to stress to much over the report until a follow up with a DR.

Researching to much over the internet can cause much stress and anxiety.

I have MS,at first them to little letters scared the **** out of me its treatable,not cureable.Its livable with some limitations at times.

hang in there until you see your DR.