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would cervical MRI pick up MS

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kaye50411
kaye50411

I have had a cervical spine MRI to look for cervical spondylosis. Would this same MRI pick up MS lesions or would that have to be a different one?

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  • wendy80842
    wendy80842 kaye50411

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    hi, while it's possible that demyelinisation might be visible from this kind of MRI, it's also entirely possible that it wouldn't be. there's also the fact that, in MS, the distribution/positioning of lesions isn't regular, even if you have MS, you could have no lesions on your cervical spinal cord. they've never seen any in my brain MRI's, (3 in total, over 2 years), and yet i was diagnosed more than a decade ago. keep a good record of any symptoms, both start and any end dates, as a symptom finishing is just as useful a bit of info as starting.write down anything that you feel might be part of the problem, too. as this can be a useful thing to take to any appointments with medics.

    sorry that i can't give any more decisive an answer, MS is a notoriously tricky condition to pin down, hopefully you'll just have something more simple than MS to deal with.

    take care.

  • jordisonforbes
    jordisonforbes kaye50411

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    I very much doubt it, as previously said, MS legions often show in head and upper part of your back. When you have a MRI for something then thats the only thing there looking for, so a differant person reads the scan results, they are only looking for what they suspect. see your GP about your symptoms that make you think you may have MS. Take care
    • wendy80842
      wendy80842 jordisonforbes

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      the neuro damage, identified on my cervical/thoracic MRI, was first seen by an orthopaedic doctor. it's a somewhat unconventional route to the right speciality (neurosciences), but MS can throw up such a diversity of symptoms, that there are always going to be a multitude of things to consider.
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