This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Community: Knowledge & Support

[CureOrBust]

Interesting.

Asymptomatic first-degree relatives of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) demonstrate focal brain tissue abnormalities indistinguishable from those of MS, researchers reported in April in Annals of Neurology journal.

http://www.ms-network.com/intl/msnetwork/general/news_and_views/news/news/tcm_4159.jsp

[Dahlia]

does this mean our first-degree relatives may have asymptomatic MS.........

[jimmylegs]

yes, we have discussed this a little elsewhere, you could grab random individuals off the street and find a percentage that had brain lesions on mri with no symptoms. i have 10 lesions on my brain and not one of my problems have anything to do with any brain lesion. if my spine was not also involved, i would never have gone to the doctor in the first place.