Brief Answer:
Minimal decrease in blood supply

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this ischemic disease that you have reported. Ischemia refers to tissue changes caused by inadequate supply of blood to the concerned structure. It can affect just any part of the body(brains, limbs, heart, liver, kidneys, etc.) and the most common cause is a blockage in the blood vessels supplying this organ. Chronic means it has been going on for long as opposed to an acute ischemic that sets in abruptly within minutes.

Treatment consists in identifying the cause of this decrease in blood supply and addressing as well as managing risk factors that can aggravate or worsen this. For instance, if there is a fat deposit in the blood vessel, it may require that a stent be placed or grafting done as well as controlling for high blood lipids. No smoking, exercise and correct management of other conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes would be very important should you suffer from these conditions.

In all, it is a long standing insufficient blood supply to an organ. .This causes changes consistent with tissue suffering. It can occur anywhere in the body. Treatment entails controlling for risk factors and directly addressing the obstruction if it if very significant.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. I wish you well.

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Brief Answer:
Not stroke!

Detailed Answer:
Stroke is an acute ischemic accident.

Chronic ischemic brain changes may rather cause a decreased in brain functions like in cases of dementia, dexterity, mentation, etc. This is common in elderly and shows that there is a general decrease in the density of the brain tissue.

If you have any of the risk factors for ischemic like I mentioned above, they should be well managed to delay progress and onset of complications like dementia.

Let me know if there is any more worry you would like us to address at this time.
I wish you well.

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Brief Answer:
See Below!

Detailed Answer:
These symptoms are not suggestive of chronic ischemic brain changes. Other causes for this like hypertension or medications should be looked into. Do you take any medications or being followed up for any particular illnesses? If so, let e know.

Also, what is the description of your headaches and how bad are they? This would help towards understanding more about this but they are no typical symptoms of ischemic brain disease.

I wish you well and hope to hear from you.

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