Puzzling condition

[Diva311]

I had an MRI that showed 15-20 lesions in my frontal and parietal lobes.  The radiologist stated diagnostic of MS.    I have many clinical symptoms most of which are classic MS.  Two neurologists state I do not have MS.  They said the lesions are in the wrong place for MS. Apparently you need lesions to show in the corpus collosum or anterior fossa.  The neurologist thinks depression is causing my symptoms. I have never heard of these symptoms connected with depression.  Except for the radiologist telling me I had MS five months ago which was very depressing, I am no more depressed than the average.  What else can cause these type of lesions?  In tellling me it is not MS nobody has told me anything about these lesions.

A second MRI found no cervical or thoracic lesions.  I have severe balance issues and use a cane as noise, traffic and movement cause me to get dizzy.  I am tired and have difficulty concentrating or focussing on my work.  I think this might be from the energy expended trying to maintain my balance but that's just me.  The balance problems have been ongoing for four years.  The ENT ordered the original MRI because except for meniere's he didn't have any ideas why this is ongoing.  I had a severe attack of TN when I was 30.  It lasted about a week and I was hospitalized and heavily medicated.  Is this significant to the situation I currently face?  

I am hoping  you might have some ideas for me to share with my doctors.

  

[Diva311]

Thanks for your kind note.  I am not sure what to do next as my doctors seem to think this problem is depression.  I guess I have to leave it and wait for awhile, although my benefits will likely end soon and I'm not sure how I can work full-time.  

I have had all the blood tests, and they are normal.  I also had the visual evoke potential test and apparently it was normal.  I am really running out of ideas here.

I guess I could ask them to do another MRI of my head.  If that has changed - the last one was December 2007 - would I know for sure then?  

Do you have MS?  What is your story?

[PaulMD]

Hi there.

I'm sorry to learn that you are experiencing all of these.  I believe that the possibility of MS cannot be really entirely ruled out as this is an evolving and progressing disease.  The initial MRI's may not be diagnostic of such, but future scans may eventually be able to show the typical changes of MS.  Make sure that if you have other conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol, that all of these are controlled as these may contribute to the compromising blood supply in the brain.

I hope you and your doctors can get to the bottom of this soon.  Regards and God bless.