ENT Results

This can be caused by many things.  This is related to your balance disorder.  There is obviously something going on with your cerebellum.  Google vestibulocerebellar disorders.  Also check nystagmus and visual pursuit.  You can damage this part of your brain through injury, or illness.  It could be MS, it could be a tumor, it also could be many other things.  I know that you have headaches as well; have you considered migraines? 

I have a moderately sized lesion on my cerebellum and that small amount of damage has caused so many issues.  The cerebellum is very complicated.  It is responsible for balance and spatial awareness as well as coordination between eyes and limbs.  It also controls eye movement and tracking. 

I hope you get some answers and feel better soon.

It is extremely rare to have a diagnosis without lesions.  Please read the following link.  Multiple Sclerosis means...........more than one scar.  You seem to be identifying very closely with MS.  Keep in mind there are a whole host of illnesses that can cause dizziness.

http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/diagnosingms.html

I’m not sure what your specific results mean, but just wanted to add that even something as “benign” as Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is frequently associated with several forms of nystagmus. Check out this article for more info: http://www.emedicine.com/ent/TOPIC761.HTM

BPPV was my initial diagnosis, in spite of the fact that my vertigo was not positional. Only later, after additional symptoms developed, I had an abnormal MRI, etc etc,  was my vertigo blamed on a lesion in my cerebellum. This lesion was visible on the MRI.

I’m in no way saying you have BPPV, of course, but just wanted to throw another option out there….something that is not as serious, so to speak. Hang in there, and take this diagnosis process one step at a time. I know it’s hard not to stress, but try not to jump to the worst conclusions without proof you need to go there. I do know vertigo is a miserable thing, and hope you feel better very soon!