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What Does My Father's Brain CT Scan Mean?
Sir, My Father is 73 Years Old and is suffering from Parkinson's. Some times he is finds his limbs to be stiff. His CT Scan Brain says nodular calcified granuloma in right posterior parietal cortex, No Perilesional oedema and Age related atrophic changes in the bilateral cerebral hemispheres. what does it mean.
Tue, 20 Sep 2016
hi..the CT scan report u mentioned says that bilateral cerebral hemispheres has agebrelated atrophy it means that in brain there are two hemispere as age progress the volume of these hemispere decrese its a normal entity seen in old age group popleand nxt calcified granuloma with nonperilesional edema this means there are small calcific nodules which appear whiteish which are benign ie normal for that age
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