Hi,
I found a good explanation for this here - http://experts.about.com/q/Oncology-General-Cancer-978/White-Matter-Disease.htm
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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