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How Can Brain Shrinkage Be Treated?
My 78 year old step father has been diagnosed with severe shrinkage of the brain, cerebral I think, Doctors have no idea what is causing this as he does not drink and definitely does not have dementia or alzheimers, he had a stroke 6-12 mths ago, though he did not know at the time, Doctors found this out when they performed an MRI.... any ideas ?
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Hi,
The doctors have very good idea about what is happening. This is due to age related atropthy of the brain which is a normal wear and tear phenomenon. Also, as you said, he had an ischemic stroke that is also a trigger for atrophy, a very simple thing.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Diwashish Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
The doctors have very good idea about what is happening. This is due to age related atropthy of the brain which is a normal wear and tear phenomenon. Also, as you said, he had an ischemic stroke that is also a trigger for atrophy, a very simple thing.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Diwashish Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
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