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What Causes Positive EBV, IgM And VCA And Trouble Recalling Words?
Hi I have been diagnosed with EBV IgM VCA and for several weeks or two months even I had a twitching lower eyelid of the leeft eye.I noticed that other diseases are associated with EBV IgG EBNA and EBV IgG VCA .I tested positive for all three.Sometimes I have trouble recalling words. Could this indicate another condition like multiple sclerosis ?
you haven't provided enough information but I'll try to explain the situation to you. Regarding serologic testing (EBV): IgM means recent infection. The IgM antibodies may remain positive many months after being exposed to the virus. IgG is the "chronic" antibody which may remain positive for years. IgG positive with IgM negative means old infection.
Your trouble with the words and the lower eyelid do not seem to have any connection to the EBV. You haven't mentioned your age which is a very important piece of information. Forgetfulness might be the first sign of dementia. The eye twitching can be caused by disease like multiple sclerosis although this is not a very common presenting sign. We definitely don't diagnose multiple sclerosis on that ground only!
I hope I've clarified the situation a bit! You can contact me again, if you'd like to ask for clarifications or further information.
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What Causes Positive EBV, IgM And VCA And Trouble Recalling Words?
Hello, you haven t provided enough information but I ll try to explain the situation to you. Regarding serologic testing (EBV): IgM means recent infection. The IgM antibodies may remain positive many months after being exposed to the virus. IgG is the chronic antibody which may remain positive for years. IgG positive with IgM negative means old infection. Your trouble with the words and the lower eyelid do not seem to have any connection to the EBV. You haven t mentioned your age which is a very important piece of information. Forgetfulness might be the first sign of dementia. The eye twitching can be caused by disease like multiple sclerosis although this is not a very common presenting sign. We definitely don t diagnose multiple sclerosis on that ground only! I hope I ve clarified the situation a bit! You can contact me again, if you d like to ask for clarifications or further information. Kind Regards!