RE: Interferon..TM or MS difference.

Lindstrom, Ann (Ann.Lindstrom(AT)octel.com)
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 10:21:41 -0700

Beth - I have a spot on my brain, but they still say I have myelitis
with possible MS. My spinal fluid has always been negative for MS (at
least with the two taps I've had lately), but as I said before - that is
not conclusive.....

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> From: Rowton7244[SMTP:Rowton7244(AT)aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 1998 10:14 AM
> To: doc09(AT)fuse.net FTrascritt(AT)aol.com
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> Subject: Re: Interferon..TM or MS difference.
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> In a message dated 98-04-06 03:28:34 EDT, doc09(AT)fuse.net writes:
>
> << If you can, look at the MRI's and look for those tell-tale
> white spots on the cord and the brain >>
>
> Dear Roger,
>
> I thought that if you had TM, and not MS, you only had 'spots' on the
> spinal
> cord and not the brain. The neuro's and my doctor, made it clear to
> me that
> one of the reasons they gave the TM dx, was that I only had 'spots' on
> the
> cord and not the brain.. The other difference I thought was there was
> a
> difference in the spinal fluid, (protien levels) in TM and MS. What
> do you
> know about this? Did you have 'spots' on the brain as well as the
> cord?
> Kindest regards,
> Beth
>