Hello. Thank you gor posting your query at DoctorSpring.com
I have noted your symptoms and it appears to be a neurological problem, rather than eye-related.
I would love to see the detailed MRI with MR angiogram report, as we need to exclude multiple sclerosis, ischemia (lack of blood supply to brain) and compression of trigeminal nerve by a blood vessel. These are the three things that need to be excluded in a good quality MRI brain.
In addition, for your forgetfulness, we need to exclude vitamin B12 deficiency and thyroid problems. Both can be excluded by blood tests.
An EEG should also be done to exclude minor seizures.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD (Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist,
Institute of Neurosciences,
Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad- 500 033, India
Patient replied :
Thanks so much for your response, I will try to figure a way to get my mri records somehow for you if i can. Some additional things that may help you "i hope i am not flooding you with symptoms lol" is i have trouble writing sometimes like a simple task of writing with a pen i can't seem to write correctly, I noticed this years ago when it all started, I had to sign at a desk and i noticed how difficult it was to write.. hard to explain other than i couldn't control my hand smoothly to write if that makes sense.. Also, I heard that sometimes "done a little bit of research to what you've said after i've read" that MS can sometimes not show up on a mri, is this true? Some people have thought that it could be the 2 things you've told me that it most likely was a neuro type disorder.. Thanks ahead of time for the response.
Thank you for getting back. You had closed the consult and only off late I came to know about it as a pending query, hence the delay.
I would be pleased to see your MRI reports.
I agree that MRI may be negative in the initial stage of MS, however, it shows up after a few weeks of symptoms. So, now, if you have MS, it would show up on the MRI.
Writing problem is also related to brain dysfunction, especially if you were anxious at that time.
Best wishes,
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD (Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist