pre-existing brain damage vs MS damage
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:20 am
I have a question I can't seem to find the answer to. If someone has pre-existing brain damage, will the MS scarring show up as easily or would you have to wait for the MS scarring to reach a part of the brain that isn't already damaged?
I ask because I have been having a lot of problems that keep directing me back to MS (which I do have a family history for), however, I have brain damage from losing oxygen at birth, which is somewhat extensive in parts of my brain.
So I'm curious if that damage would cover up any preliminary MS scaring or if there would be a way to tell if the already damaged portions were having more damage done to them on a brain scan. I asked some of my doctors but they kind of ignored the question like some doctors do.
I ask because I have been having a lot of problems that keep directing me back to MS (which I do have a family history for), however, I have brain damage from losing oxygen at birth, which is somewhat extensive in parts of my brain.
So I'm curious if that damage would cover up any preliminary MS scaring or if there would be a way to tell if the already damaged portions were having more damage done to them on a brain scan. I asked some of my doctors but they kind of ignored the question like some doctors do.