I had an ANA test done and it was positive but I dont have all the signs of a connective tissue disorder.?

My symptoms are numbness/weakness and pain in my arms and legs, memory loss and fatigue. I also suffer from hemiplegic migraines and bipolar disorder. My Neurologist just ran two other test called an EMG and NCS and im afraid of what the outcome may be is it possible that its something other than a "ctd"

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Have they checked you for APS. You should like you have all the symptoms. Those are all of my problems. I have both APS & Lupus. My ANA is positive.

APS is associated with recurrent clotting events (thrombosis) including premature stroke, repeated miscarriages, phlebitis, venous thrombosis (clot in the vein) and pulmonary thromboembolism (blockage of an artery found in the lung due to a clot that has traveled from a vein). It is also associated with low platelet or blood elements that prevent bleeding. Recently, however, even more disease states have been linked with APL including premature heart attack, migraine headaches, various cardiac valvular abnormalities, skin lesions, abnormal movement/chorea, diseases that mimic multiple sclerosis, vascular diseases of the eye that can lead to visual loss and blindness.

Could be another autoimmune disease besides connective tissue..maybe thyroid..thats a common one. But there are alot of others. Have they screened you for MS?
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