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What Could Sulcal Spaces In Occipital Lobes In MRI Report Suggest?

Can this MRI be explained please?It was done on my 1 yr old blind nephew.There is good grey white matter differentiation seen within the intracranial parenchyma.No abnormal focal signal changes.No space occupying mass lesions.No evidence of hydrocephalus.Normal ventricles.Increased sulcal spaces seen in both occipital lobes suggestive of symmetrical atrophy.The intracranial parenchyma is otherwise normal.No extra axial collections.No evidence of intracranial haemorrhage.Normal cerebellum and brainstem. No cerebellopontine angle mass lesions.No suprasella mass lesions or abnormal pituitary enlargements.Both orbits are symmetrically normal.The cerebellar tonsils are normal.No evidence of herniation.
Mon, 22 Sep 2014
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Findings suggests atrophy in bilateral occipital lobes.
It may be due to may reason like infection,post traumatic sequel etc.
He need proper clinical evaluation.Blindness may be due to occipital lobes involvement
Other findings are within normal limit.

Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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What Could Sulcal Spaces In Occipital Lobes In MRI Report Suggest?

Hello Findings suggests atrophy in bilateral occipital lobes. It may be due to may reason like infection,post traumatic sequel etc. He need proper clinical evaluation.Blindness may be due to occipital lobes involvement Other findings are within normal limit. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan