# A brief beginner's intro to the brain and MRI **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [10 March 2013 19:22 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/a-brief-beginners-intro-to-the-brain-and-mri/30954 "2013-03-10T19:22:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [10 March 2013 19:22 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/a-brief-beginners-intro-to-the-brain-and-mri/30954/1 "2013-03-10T19:22:28Z")
Hi all. It occurred to me that some of you might be interested in a post I did for the New/Before Diagnosis forum. It’s all explained on there, but basically it’s my attempt to explain a bit about the brain and MRI in the hope that it will help some to better understand neurospeak. Here’s a link (or you can look for the Sticky on that forum): [http://www.mssociety.org.uk/forum/new-diagnosis-and-diagnosis/something-maybe-help-you-understand-neuroradiologist-jargon](http://www.mssociety.org.uk/forum/new-diagnosis-and-diagnosis/something-maybe-help-you-understand-neuroradiologist-jargon) Karen x ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [10 March 2013 19:39 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/a-brief-beginners-intro-to-the-brain-and-mri/30954/2 "2013-03-10T19:39:13Z")
Thank you so much Karen.That’s taken you a good while and by my reckoning is one of the best items ever posted on here.Where where you when I needed to copy some bright spark’s home work? Steve x ---
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I would say neuro speak is like french, but i can speak fluent french. Its more like mandarin, i wouldn’t have a clue where to start. I have picked up on the movement of csf around a lesion being slow? is that right? But anyway thanks it will help alot of us out Thankyou Darren ---
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I love reading your posts Karen as you are always so knowledgeable … Even when people are trying to explain or understand what a scan may have said… You explain it so well! Which is what we need …someone with an understanding and experience of m.s to explain it all clearly. Thanks x ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [11 March 2013 10:27 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/a-brief-beginners-intro-to-the-brain-and-mri/30954/5 "2013-03-11T10:27:12Z")
Hi Karen Wow, that is a really comprehensive post. I think it will take a few goes before I understand even half of it. The problem for me is that the hospital never managed to get my MRI scans up on screen so I only have their word for what they showed. It’s all academic now as I’m 4 years down the line and managing well (apart from the current relapse) so there’s not much point in seeing them now apart from out of curiosity and when I last asked 2 years ago they still couldn’t access them on screen. So much for all this technology … My discharge papers from the local hospital do mention the MRI scan of my brain in a little detail but unfortunately I cannot read some of the doctor’s scrawl! I can make out the odd word but that is not much help. As part of the degree do they teach them to write in unintelligible scrawl so that non-medical staff cannot decipher it?! You have to laugh … it beats the alternative! Tracey x