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What Causes Grand Mal Seizure?
Hi i am 34 years old and recently had a grand mal seizure lasting 5 minutes it is my first seizure with no previous family history. My MRI showed small high signal foci in the frontal white matter suggestive of microvascular ischemia what does this mean
Mon, 29 Dec 2014
the MRI findings are likely irrelevant to your seizure episode.
Microcascular ischemic WMD is usually noticed in people who smoke, have high cholesterol, diabetes, are hypertension, or have renal disease. It can also be seen in normal individuals with none of the above conditions and simply as a result of aging which can be detected as of the mid to late 30's as small areas of degeneration in the deep white matter.
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Microcascular ischemic WMD is usually noticed in people who smoke, have high cholesterol, diabetes, are hypertension, or have renal disease. It can also be seen in normal individuals with none of the above conditions and simply as a result of aging which can be detected as of the mid to late 30's as small areas of degeneration in the deep white matter.
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If you would like more information or have further questions please write to me at
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