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Q: Determining a diagnosis of MS with various tests

asked by: DoctorQuestion on December 12th, 2008

Please help/advise to what it is I may be suffering from?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on December 24th, 2008

Multiple Sclerosis Answer A5149

To confirm multiple sclerosis, besides having neurological symptoms, you have to do certain tests (MRI of the brain, lumbar puncture, and evoked potentials test) and to exclude other diseases with similar symptoms.

It is true that lesions in the white matter of the brain are very indicative for MS but there are other diseases that can cause similar brain lesions, too. That’s why other tests (especially lumbar punition) are also necessary.

You could ask for a second opinion from another neurologist.

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