I have been getting a tingly sort of numb tougne on and off now since christmas. Its not constant and sometimes my lip goes funny too. I was admitted to hospital a few weeks ago for optic neuritus and had iv steroids. If this was from a new lesion would it come and go? I had a brain scan done 2 weeks ago, no results yet but does the brain stem get done too? Thanks
Hi babylove, I get this off and on as well. Tongue, lips, sometimes gums and the inside of my cheeks. Very unpleasant but luckily it doesn’t hang around for more than a few days at most (for me anyway) and sometimes only a few hours.
As far as I know, yes, MRI brain scan includes brain stem.
Pat x
ATM its my fingers which are tingling and numb,
Yes the brain stem will be scanned, some neurologists ask for all the CNS to be done, last one I had done had to get my spinal cord done again as the angle was not right, which freaked me out asking for it to be done again, so I asked the nurse doing it why was it being done again.
Last one I had dont it was done with contrast, my neurologist told me any new lesions less than 6 weeks old would show up like a xmas tree lights which it did, unfortunately it does not show any new lesions in the spinal cord, so he could not tell how long they had been there.
Al x