Hi,
 
Some of us go on to have white matter disease. The white matter contains the nerves that are covered with myelin. The white matter of the brain is white, due to the myelin being white. In TM the problem is with the myelin of the spine. Do some searches with the words, "white matter",  "brain lesions" , "brain foci", "demyelinating diseases", "demyelinating diseases spine".  
 
I have spent the past couple months doing online searches, so I could better understand my mri results. Some doctors, for some reason, skip a detailed explanation, which is so very unfair to the patient. And, if anyone is like me, they usually do not ask enough questions for "whatever" the reason. You must ask/demand the doctor give you a good and reasonable explanation. Ask to see reports and have them explained. Ignorance is not bliss; don't let anyone tell you differently.
Natalie
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Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 12:15 AM
Subject: [TMIC] question

Hi, all...  my dh was diagnosed with TM a little over a year ago...  recently he has also been diagnosed with "white matter disease" in his brain.  are any of you familiar with this?  is it common in TM?  I have been researching online, but cannot get any clear answers.

thank you for any info you can offer..

Jennifer

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