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204318 tn?1226514583

Can someone explain my MRI ?

I am 36 years old Female,I have been having peroids of times that I lose all function of my arms and legs and blured vision and I have been expercing  for many years cognitive troubles I call the stove a couch, sink ...ect I can not get the right word out, and I have also expericed all my life where I cant feel myself sitting in a chair or laying down I cant decide if theres anything under me , the bed spins tingling in my fingers and numbness can't make decesions, and have peroids of forgetfullness and I have muscle spasums. I have my last MRI findings they are
On cornal FLAIR images , there are focous of abnormal signal measuring 5 mm in maximal diameter . This is located in the left temporal lobe white matter aproximately the level of the left middle temporal gyrus, lateral to the medial temporal lobe. the hippocampus itself does not resprent focal atrophy. Signal void involving the basilar artery and both internal carotid arteries.
1) 5 MM focus of abnormal signal intentified in the left temporal lobe white matter with localized area of gliosis.

2.) Megga cisterna magna

3.) Prominent CSF signal identified anterior to the left temporal lobe .Through this may respresent locialized atrophy , the possibility of a small arachnoid cyst.
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204318 tn?1226514583
Could you please read my pofile maybe that will help as well.
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204318 tn?1226514583
If you can tell me what test your talking about I can give you the reports if I have had the tests done but the Neuro that I had seen there  was something going on with her and she could'nt rember  what she had said from moment to moment and did not know why she had even done the test that she had ordered, so I do not have a neuro now .
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Hi.


Your symptoms go pretty much hand in hand with the MRI picture. But I am not quite convinced that you are having these symptoms from a long time.


"..and I have also expericed all my life where I cant feel myself sitting in a chair or laying down I cant decide if theres anything under me."


This is most probably not related to the MRI findings, but all the other symptoms including the cognitive disturbances are.


The area just in front of the tip of the Temporal lobe is an important area. The main center for speech output is located there. It is also called as the Broca's area. The MRI shows a possible atrophy of the area near the Broca's. That is why the output of speech is not proper. But this is not so simple. There may be subtle changes in other areas associated with speech and cognition as well. The routine MRI does not pick those changes. A PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan might help more.


The brain is enclosed in the coverings called meninges, and is bathed in the cerebrospinal fluid. If some area of the brain undergoes atrophy (shrinking), the space is filled in by the fluid. The Mega-cisterna may be due to atrophy. But it can be seen in normal individuals also.


I would do a thorough neurological examination to pick up clues regarding the deficits in the nervous system.


What did the Neurologist say?
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204318 tn?1226514583
bump this up please
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