Hi all, When I saw my neuro on 10th Oct he was pretty certain I have MS as second MRI shown new damage in a different place to first MRI. Since then I have had a lumbar puncture as he had already booked it before the second MRI results. The results have come back as normal. Does this mean I don’t have MS? I’m a bit confused! Thanks Helen
Helen,
I was diagnosed with MS about a year after receiving a ‘normal’ LP result. I had just had a relapse and a new lesion was found on my spinal cord. Thankfully, the relapse was successfully treated with steroids.
This question has arisen before, and other forum members have posted that they also have been diagnosed with a normal LP, and some with no LP at all.
MS diagnosis is governed by The Macdonald Diagnostic Criteria. The MS Trust have info here…
Hope you get a straight answer soon,
Ben