Strange Neuro

[0485c10]

. Dawson's-like means that the lesion has a similarity to the appearance of Dawson's fingers -- e.g., an elongated lesion perpendicular to a ventricle -- but lacks all of the appearance characteristics of true Dawson's fingers. In other words, close but no cigar.
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the reason i went to wikkii was to find out what exactly differentiates the appearance of dawson-like lesions from dawson fingers on an mri? you clarified it better that there is a difference but i am left without knowing what the difference is on a picture?...i am very much more educated on glaucoma's appearance on an mri, but that was not what i was looking for....
its similar to my downloading the fda adverse report system database quarterly and doing queries for PML & Tysabri--i actually do it mostly because i enjoy working with new Database every quarter not because i am strongly worried about ty & PML, i enjoy having a new database to work with quarterly, but i admit i probably wouldn't do it to query on side affects on say a diabetes medication--because i don't have diabetes....similar i haven't gained much by understanding how glaucoma looks different on an mri when i was looking for how exactly dawson-like-fingers differ from dawson fingers on an mri? i still have no answer for that. just rumors that they exist...kind of smoke but no fire at this time.

[0485c10]

I used to work in instrumentation in a plant environment & it was a standing joke for those that worked in instrumentation that a lot of those late night calls because the computer system was not working were fixed by sticking your head inside the instrument cabinet, making some noise but doing nothing, then peaking around the cabinet door and saying.."does it work now? did that fix it?'

and many times the answer would be something like.."yep whatever you did really fixed it" although you didn't do anything..smoke but no fire..what i expect this whole difference in a picture between dawson finger like & dawson fingers. i want more details before i buy into it, believe it....your challenged.

[ApVish]

Hi All,

Sorry, I never meant to do a threadjacking with the Dawson finger like lesion discussion.

But to provide my input, My DH has dawson finger like lesions in his brain MRI, but without any other supporting evidence (like LP, VEP/EEG, Clinical attack etc.), even the MS Specialist is NOT ready to give him a diagnosis of MS. It was atrocious that MS clinic at a famous university was not even willing to give us an appt to even further investigate things since he never had a clinical attack.

So I too would say that Dawson finger "like" becomes dawson fingers only if you have supporting evidence that says this might be MS.

[mimir52]

Thank you all for the information I truly appreciate it.
One more thing I left out is that I developed ON at the age of 51. It hasn't resolved in 7 yrs.

My first MS doc in FL. won't even see you until he looks at your MRI and lab work. I did get an appt with him. He ordered another MRI he told me I have sensory MS. Progresses slower, of which I feel very blessed.

I have the heat and cold sensitivity, at times my arms and legs feel like a spigot opened and all my energy is flowing out. Brain fog comes and goes some days I'm fine a lot of days I'm not. I have aphasia a lot. My balance is getting worse so I use a cane. The dizzyness is also getting worse I have had 3 flares of dizzyness this year.
My primary handles calling in the Sol-u-Medrol she also does the script for the Copaxone. Since the MS docs prescribed it first she is comfortable with the arrangement.

Erika