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1. What do neurologists typically test for in CSF test, other than the oligloclonal bands? Do they test for herpes? A Lumbar Puncture is used in the diagnosis of many things. This link will give you more information: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/test_procedures/neurological/lumbar_p...

Back pain can have many causes, some benign some more serious such as herniated/bulging discs. The pain you are having doesn't sound like what is experienced from spinal cord lesions related to MS.

Well goldpeak93 you're tremors/shaking can most definitely be caused by Bupropion (Wellbutrin). Tremors/shaking is a side effect of the medication. Have you noticed you anxiety becoming worse since starting Wellbutrin? Sometimes, for some people with anxiety, Wellbutrin can cause their anxiety to wo...

goldpeak93 wrote: He also thinks my tremor could be a side effect of the depression and anxiety meds I'm on.

Do you mind sharing what medications you take?

I noticed a burning/tingling feeling in my leg and foot when I sit down. When I move around, the feeling diminishes, but not completely. Guess I'm just concerned about this since I know burning/tingling are common symptoms pre-MS diagnosis. Is this something I should be concerned about? I can set y...

. He sometimes need predisolone for asthma and always feels a lot better on this. Is your husband on maintenance medication for his Asthma? Difficulty breathing at times, Difficulty sleeping If his Asthma is not controlled he can be more tired (fatigued), have breathing difficulties and trouble sle...

I would suggest you start with your Primary Care Physician. Right now there is nothing, test or exam/evaluation, to even indicate what might be causing your symptoms. Multiple Sclerosis is a diagnosis of exclusion and cannot be diagnosed based on symptoms alone as many things can cause the same symp...

You always have the option of a second opinion but Kaiser makes it a little difficult but not impossible. How are your Neurological exams/evaluations, are they normal or abnormal? When the spinal cord is involved they cause symptoms from the point of lesion down. They are well known for causing mobi...

Hi ebrownkirkland, I'm sure there is some confusion for you and I will try and clear it up...hopefully :wink: An exacerbation is old symptoms worsening and/or new symptoms lasting continuously for more than 48 hours. An exacerbation can be treated with steroids but remission can happen without the u...

The Lumbar Puncture, if positive, can help support a diagnosis of MS. A positive Lumbar Puncture in MS means o-bands in fluid and not in serum. If o-bands are in both fluid and serum the results do not support a diagnosis of MS. You have symptoms but you do not have signs of MS. Symptoms are subject...

What you are reading may be older information about diagnosing MS. MS has been around since at least the 1400s. There was a time when testing for MS was the "bath test" where the patient would be put in a warm/hot tub of water and if the patient was unable to stand or walk they were diagno...

He then did a lumbar puncture, which showed protein and oligoclonal banding in the fluid and blood serum (multiple restriction bands) and seemed to conclude that MS wasn't the caused based on that result. o-bands in fluid can be possible in MS, but if it's in both fluid and blood it's not diagnosti...

I haven't worked out since all these spasms started, so I have no idea how that will affect me. Exercise and Physical Therapy helps with many of the symptoms of MS such as; spasticity (muscle spasms/stiffness, pain, fatigue, mobility/endurance, balance and cognition). When I was diagnosed I had los...

Well, the first thing that struck me is this person is "on a verge of a cure" for a disease she apparently doesn't have knowledge about. She states, "“It can start from the age of 30," Children can have MS and the reason there are Pediatric Centers. I was diagnosed in 1985 and MS...

Hi jocelynrenee, I have never had TN but I do understand it is quite painful, I am sorry you are experiencing this. It is possible for TN to be a symptom of MS but TN can also be a stand-alone disorder. I hope all goes well with the MRIs and you do not end up with a diagnosis of MS. I am assuming yo...