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Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Mar 22 6:44pm | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
Oh my gosh thank you so much for responding! I'm pretty scared.
I've had some of those, MRIs and blood work.
Brain MRI: Impression
Mild small vessel ischemic changes. No evidence for hemorrhage or acute territorial infarction. Scattered white matter disease. The distribution of these white matter lesions are not in the typical pattern for multiple sclerosis.
Cervical MRI: no T2 abnormalities.
C5-C6: There is broad disc bulge with effacement of ventral subarachnoid space. There is right foraminal narrowing without spinal stenosis.
C6-C7: There is right paracentral disc bulge eccentric to the right. No spinal canal compromise or foraminal narrowing is noted.
Blood work:
NMO negative
DsDNA < 10
C3 and C4 compliment normal
CRP high
CBC:
Hematocrit, MCV, MCH all high (I also have homozygous hemochromatosis)
MCHC is low
I'm guessing the EMG/nerve conduction studies of upper/lower limbs is probably high priority?
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I also was reading about your cervical MRI. You may want to see an orthopedic spine specialist to consider ACDF surgery on your cervical c5-c6 disc bulge. It seems to be pressing on and displacing your spinal fluid which may be compressing you cerebral blood vessels that supply oxygen to your brain. I have had ACDF surgery on my c5-c6 levels due to disc bulge and bone spurs pressing on my spinal cord. I need to get a 2nd surgery on my c6-c7 levels due to a new herniated disc that is compressing my spinal cord (causes many symptoms below my neck, including arms/hand control and strength plus bladder control issues).
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Have you also been working with a rheumatologist to check your bloodwork for antibodies/autoantibodies since lupoid sclerosis is like a blend of MS and lupus?
Are you working with a cardiologist on heart/circulation and small vessels in your brain which is tied to your scattered white matter disease?
Your high CRP shows inflammation in your body. Your high hemocrit should be investigated further due to ties to heart/lung. High MCV or MCH could be a vitamin deficiency/anemia and something tied to your blood/oxygen levels. Low MCHC is also tied to anemia. Have you worked with a hematologist to monitor your blood/iron levels?
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https://repositorio.ufba.br/bitstream/ri/15976/1/00124743-200704000-00009.pdf
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https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22927-microvascular-ischemic-disease
3. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23018-white-matter-disease
4. https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/cerebral-small-vessel-disease/
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https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/139/20/3018/477138/Hemochromatosis-classification-update-and