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Q: MS symptoms and spondylosis

asked by: DoctorQuestion on August 5th, 2008

Are these early symptoms of MS? What test should I go through next for a diagnosis.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on August 7th, 2008

Multiple Sclerosis Answer A4551

Your symptoms (numbness, tingling, difficulty speaking, twitching of muscles, double seeing…) can be found in multiple sclerosis but episodes with symptoms last too short a time to be diagnosed with MS. Certain of your symptoms (numbness, tingling, twitching muscles) can also be due to the spondylotic changes in your spine or to the tunnel carpal syndrome.

Laboratory parameters RDW and CPK are not used for diagnosing MS. In fact, there isn’t any blood test for diagnosing MS. Accurate tests for diagnosing MS are: MRI, evoked potentials test and a spinal tap (lumbar punition).

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