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Posted 12/7/2013 12:52 AM (GMT 0)
My neuro doc said my white spots seen on the MRI are old. So can old lesions cause signs of illness?

Thanks!

Posted 12/8/2013 8:03 PM (GMT 0)
Yes they are scars and it is the scars that cause the damage to the nerves, causing symptoms
Posted 12/10/2013 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
The Neuro doc said the spots could be over 20 years old. And I would think that only new or enhanced lesions would cause problems.
Posted 12/10/2013 2:15 PM (GMT 0)
Beau is correct. A lesion is a place that had been damaged. The symptoms can occur as long as the demyelination exists. Those neurons don't function correctly or they don't function at all, hence the symptoms.
Posted 1/17/2014 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
Helllo, i am new to the forum. I recently have been having leg pain extremely uncomfortable. My Dr. Did 23 MRI's no new neurological activity yet he found the old residules of my MS from 2008. i am only 45 recently put on 1800 mg gabapentin. Does anyone have any insight gor me so frustrated my arm was paralyzed in 2008 but recovered most of the feeling. My legs concern me.
Posted 1/17/2014 10:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Michele,

I'm sorry you are experiencing such a rough time. Are you on a medication to slow down your MS?
Posted 3/6/2014 12:26 PM (GMT 0)
Definitely old lesions can be annoying. I once painted a ceiling and because I was looking up it irritated an old lesion in my neck. I was numb all down one side all over again. In saying that an mri showed one of my lesions disappeared and I put it down to overdosing on omega 3 for 6 months. But there's only so much fish u can eat:)
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