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What Does Lacunar Infract Of Deep White Matter Of The Right Parietal Lobe Mean?
I m a 59 yr old male and have MS, had a brain MRI done and report showed lacunar infract of deep white matter of the right parietal lobe. Is this serious? and is it something I should be worried about. Won t be seeing my nuro for three months, and I really don t want to wait that long to get an answer. Thanks!
Wed, 19 Mar 2014
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Lacunar infarct is due to microvascular ischemic changes(decreased blood supply) in brain typically involves small blood vessels.
You need monitoring of conditions that lead 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 to prevent further progression.
Get well soon.
Hope i have answered your query.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing to HCM
Lacunar infarct is due to microvascular ischemic changes(decreased blood supply) in brain typically involves small blood vessels.
You need monitoring of conditions that lead 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 to prevent further progression.
Get well soon.
Hope i have answered your query.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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