Multiple Sclerosis Forum - Lacunar Infarcts On Mri?

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Q: Lacunar Infarcts On Mri?

asked by: jessicarose on June 26th, 2005

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My md thinks they are from a petit mal seizure disorder...I've been worrying about ms lately, though. Can lacunar infarcts on an mri be a sign of ms?

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Dr. Nikola

replied on April 8th, 2008

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The pathological substrate in MS is not infarct but inflammatory demyelinizating plaque.

Infarct and MS-plaque may look similar on MRI and both pathological conditions can cause seizures.

You may need to do additional investigations for MS like: serological examination of the cerebrospinal liquor and evocated sensory potentials test.

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