Double vision. Dr's cant figure it out

[Stevo1313]

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So ive had double vision for two weeks, just came about all of a sudden. Ive seen numerous dr.'s numerous times. Had blood work and a MRI, and none of them know whats causing it (good thing they arent paid high or anything to do their job). anyways so i have to go to a neurologist on thursday, to see if he can tell me whats causing it, if its permanent, am i gonna need surgery or something etc. HAS ANYONE HAD SOMETHING SIMILIAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW

[RippedLikePaper]

Maybe u recieved a slight concusion........ive had one concusion (no double vision) and it did not show up on mri so i went to specialist and he confirmed that from my symptoms it was a cuncusion even tho no bruising in the brain showed up

[BabyBodybuilder]

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So ive had double vision for two weeks, just came about all of a sudden. Ive seen numerous dr.'s numerous times. Had blood work and a MRI, and none of them know whats causing it (good thing they arent paid high or anything to do their job). anyways so i have to go to a neurologist on thursday, to see if he can tell me whats causing it, if its permanent, am i gonna need surgery or something etc. HAS ANYONE HAD SOMETHING SIMILIAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW

I don't think this what you're talking about, but one I overdosed with a B-vitamin complex pill. I couldn't even read, let alone focus on my work.

[Stevo1313]

thanks for the help guys, this is just tough, i mean having ppl drop me off at the gym, everywhere i go, is annoying, so i appreciate the feedback. I havent let it get in my way of training thank god, im goin to europe in a week, which is terrible timing, hopefully the neuro can tell me whats wrong on thursday.

Anyways if anyone else has had this let me know

[Dr. Horse]

MS until proven otherwise.

[Struct09]

Quit listening to Foreigner so much

(couldn't resist)

[Stevo1313]

MS? wouldnt that be proven during the MRI or blood work that i already had done

[Dr. Horse]

MS? wouldnt that be proven during the MRI or blood work that i already had done

The MRI would rule out any tumors, but you might not catch MS. Could be myasthenia gravis or any number of other problems. The differential is quite large. However in the absence of other symptoms, in your age group (though rarer in males), MS is a possibility.

Do you have ANY other symptoms (no matter how unrelated they may seem)? Any recent illnesses, viral? You could just have a 6th nerve palsy, maybe post-infectious. This is much better than MS...

[Dr. Horse]

Here's a partial differential to get your head spinning:

PALSY, SIXTH NERVE, BENIGN
ENCEPHALOPATHY, HYPOGLYCEMIC
ORBIT, FLOOR FRACTURE
EMBOLISM, CEREBRAL
OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, DIABETIC
SCLEROSIS, MULTIPLE
THROMBOSIS, CEREBRAL
ALCOHOL INTOXICATION
CEREBELLAR INFARCT
BOTULISM
WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME
PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI
BRAINSTEM GLIOMA
BRAIN, ASTROCYTOMA
OPTIC ATROPHY-ATAXIA SYNDROME
HYDROCEPHALUS, OBSTRUCTIVE
THROMBOSIS, CAVERNOUS SINUS
THYMOMA
ARTERITIS, GIANT CELL
ARACHNOIDITIS, CHRONIC ADHESIVE
BRAIN, ABSCESS
GRAVES DISEASE
ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS
TRANSIENT FOCAL CEREBRAL ISCHEMIC ATTACKS
VERTEBRAL BASILAR ARTERY INSUFFICIENCY
PHENYTOIN TOXICITY
CELLULITIS, ORBITAL
HYPOGLYCEMIA, EXOGENOUS
MIGRAINE SYNDROME
BRAIN, HEMORRHAGE
PAGET'S DISEASE OF BONE
HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, INTRACRANIAL
LUNG, CARCINOMA, METASTATIC
MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC
SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY SYNDROME
STOKES-ADAMS ATTACKS
MIGRAINE, OPHTHALMOPLEGIC
MILLARD-GUBLER SYNDROME
CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE EXTERNAL OPHTHALMOPLEGIA
ARNOLD-CHIARI SYNDROME
PALSY, SUPRANUCLEAR, PROGRESSIVE
POLYNEURITIS, ACUTE IDIOPATHIC (GUILLAIN-BARRE)
LATERAL MEDULLARY SYNDROME
RABIES
PARANEOPLASTIC CEREBELLAR DEGENERATION
CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGOENCEPHALITIS
ACETONE POISONING
DERMATOMYOSITIS
CAROTID ARTERY-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA
BROMISM
BRAIN, EPENDYMOMA
GLOMUS JUGULARE
PINEAL GLAND, TUMOR
HARTNUP DISEASE
HYPERVITAMINOSIS A
SCHILDER DISEASE
TABES DORSALIS
LISTERIOSIS
LOCKED-IN SYNDROME
MYASTHENIC SYNDROME
NASOPHARYNX, CARCINOMA
NICOTINE POISONING
SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME
CHOROID PLEXUS, PAPILLOMA
ANGIITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY
ATAXIA, FRIEDREICH
ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EPIDEMIC MYALGIC
LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL
NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC
GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME
GRANULOMATOSIS, WEGENER
HYDROCEPHALUS, COMMUNICATING
RELAPSING FEVER
NARCOLEPSY
WHIPPLES DISEASE
NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA
SYPHILIS, SECONDARY

[vg1129]

If no other dr. has been able to tell you what is going on, I'm sure the neurologist will. Don't jump the gun with thinking you have anything serious because you'll drive yourself nuts. Have you seen an ophthalmologist??? Good luck!

[Mickdizzle]

Ya like what Mr. Horse said it could be MS. My mom was diagnosed with that a few years back and her sight started doing the same thing and she went to specialist after specialist trying to find out what it was. It does not show up on the MRI I beleive she had to get a CT scan to find out she had it. If you are not aware of what MS is it has to do with your nerve endings.

[Stevo1313]

The MRI would rule out any tumors, but you might not catch MS. Could be myasthenia gravis or any number of other problems. The differential is quite large. However in the absence of other symptoms, in your age group (though rarer in males), MS is a possibility.

Do you have ANY other symptoms (no matter how unrelated they may seem)? Any recent illnesses, viral? You could just have a 6th nerve palsy, maybe post-infectious. This is much better than MS...

yeah i know what MS is, the doctor said it was my 6th optic nerve that is weak for some reason, and has turned my eye just a hair inword. After reading up on it, it said that a big sign of 6th optic nerve weakness or tear is seeing things in double horizontaly, which is what i have, and will mean ill have to have surgery if thats what i am diagnosed with (im praying that is all) and then after ill have to wear glasses or contacts....thanks for the help guys all repped

[Dr. Horse]

yeah i know what MS is, the doctor said it was my 6th nerve that is weak for some reason, and has turned my eye just a hair inword

Well that's a little different than "no one knows what's causing it"- apparently, they think you have a 6th nerve palsy (as I suggested above), which is also called the abducens nerve. The abducens nerve innervated the lateral rectus muscle which is responsible for drawing your eye laterally, so if it is weak, your eye on the affected side will deviate towards the nose and you will have a medial strabismus (i.e. be "cross-eyed").

MRI would catch a lot of causes of 6th palsy, but it could still be caused by inflammation- infectious/post-infectious, or a metabolic problem even. Hopefully they will work you up.

[Stevo1313]

Well that's a little different than "no one knows what's causing it"- apparently, they think you have a 6th nerve palsy (as I suggested above), which is also called the abducens nerve. The abducens nerve innervated the lateral rectus muscle which is responsible for drawing your eye laterally, so if it is weak, your eye on the affected side will deviate towards the nose and you will have a medial strabismus (i.e. be "cross-eyed").

MRI would catch a lot of causes of 6th palsy, but it could still be caused by inflammation- infectious/post-infectious, or a metabolic problem even. Hopefully they will work you up.

yeah thanks for your help man, they ruled out any metabolic problem with the blood work they said, so hopefully its just 6th palsy. i go to the neuro tommorow morning, ill post back on here with some results