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What Does My MRI Scan Test Report Of Brain Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 25 Sep 2015

Question: My father is age of 81, his MRI of brain report shown "a few small foci of ischaemic gliosis in white matter of both cerebral hemispheres with cerebral atrophy. kindly suggest what to be taken

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Normal at his age/Hypertension/vasculitis-What are his symptoms?

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

MRI of brain report showing "a few small foci of ischaemic gliosis in white matter of both cerebral hemispheres with cerebral atrophy" in elderly age group is very commonly observed.This commonly,is physiological or normal at this age,called as Age related white matter changes(ARWMC).

However,sometimes hypertension,vasculitis and Diabetes may worsen the ischemic changes.Is your father having any of these conditions?If yes,these need to be treated.

Cerebral atrophy is almost universal at this age.

He can be started on antipletelet and statin drugs-Ecosprin-AV(Aspirin and atorvastatin) combination.PLEASE TAKE MEDICINES UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S GUIDANCE.

Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (1 hour later)

Dear Doctor,
Thanks for your valuable inputs/sugessions.
Kindly note that my father having hypertension. His BP useally varies between 180-160/ 87-85.

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Ecosprin-AV/BP control

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up and providing further details.

His BP should be under good control and he should continue with Ecosprin-AV(Aspirin and atorvastatin),as already advised.

Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (11 hours later)

Dear Doctor,
Thanks for your advise.
Further to my above points , kindly note my father having little Dizziness and headache when BP sought up. That is why we went for MRI test as advised by doctor and we also did following test of my father :

Blood Urea Nitrogen ,serum : 12 mg/dl
Creatinine , Serum : 1.3 mg/dl
Sodium Serum :136
Potassium Serum :3.5
Blood sugar (Fasting) :85

Presently my father having under following medicine:

Tab Telvas 80 : 1 tab at morning
Tab Cilacar 10 : 1 tab after lunch
Tab Prazopress-XL-5 : 1 tab at night
Tab Deplatt CV-10 : 1 tab at night.

Further, I am uploading his details MRI report for your review.
Kindly suggest any other medicine he may need.

Thanks & Regards,

XXXX

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Continue same treatment.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up.

I have gone through the MRI report you uploaded.Treatment protocol is fine.You should continue with the same treatment.

Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar