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Q: Diagnosing MS...my son is getting sicker and sicker
asked by: DoctorQuestion on September 1st, 2006
My son had become ill last spring. His symptoms included headache, dizziness, numbness in legs, after many test the DR. concluded it was migrains and put him on pain killers, which did not work. Then as the winter started to aproach his symptoms began to go away. He was fine for several months finally feeling his old self again. Then came the spring of this year and he began to get sick again, this time he has vision problems and hearing loss, pains in his legs and is very dizzy. Again back to the DR. and the clinical diagnosis was MS, but after all his test came back negative the DR told us he couldn't help and sent us on our way. Please advise as to what we should do next. My son is sick and getting sicker


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on September 6th, 2006
Multiple Sclerosis Answer A1447
I'll need to know what kinds of tests were performed on your son and what kind of specialists examined him in order to provide an accurate summary. According to your son’s symptoms, (various neurological symptoms that vary in intensity but become worse in time) he might be experiencing multiple sclerosis. But multiple sclerosis (MS) must first be confirmed with a positive CT-scan reading for MS and confirmed presence of anti-myelin antibodies in the cerebrospinal liquid. You can bring your son to a neurologist for a detailed physical and laboratory examinations.


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