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Advise If Any Treatment Needed Based On MRI Scan

My MRI Report shows:



Tiny foci of altered signal appering hyperintense on T@W/ FLAIR impages in left frontal subcortical white matter (non specific)



Other all things were normal.



Could you please clarify whit is it & is it any significant finding???



Thanks in advance.

Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Hello
Thanks for writing to HCM

Tiny FLAIR or T2 weighted hyper intensities in white matter of brain are due to many reasons like ischemic changes,demyelination etc.It it is less than five in number then it is considered as non significant.
White matter ischemic changes(decreased blood supply)typically involves small blood vessels.However demyelination,lyme disease,post traumatic changes should also be ruled out with follow up scan.
You need monitoring of conditions that leads to ischemic changes like hypertension,altered lipid profile,diabetes mellitus.
You need investigations like routine hemogram,RBS,LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,ultrasound of abdomen.
If there is any more physical problems then it should be treated.

Get well soon.
Hope i have answered your query.

Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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Advise If Any Treatment Needed Based On MRI Scan

Hello Thanks for writing to HCM Tiny FLAIR or T2 weighted hyper intensities in white matter of brain are due to many reasons like ischemic changes,demyelination etc.It it is less than five in number then it is considered as non significant. White matter ischemic changes(decreased blood supply)typically involves small blood vessels.However demyelination,lyme disease,post traumatic changes should also be ruled out with follow up scan. You need monitoring of conditions that leads to ischemic changes like hypertension,altered lipid profile,diabetes mellitus. You need investigations like routine hemogram,RBS,LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,ultrasound of abdomen. If there is any more physical problems then it should be treated. Get well soon. Hope i have answered your query. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan