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What Does This CT Scan Report Of Head Mean?

What is the results of the following test saying? CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONT Comparison:None An emergency noncontrast axial study was performed with coronal and sagittal reconstructions. There is generalized atrophy with chronic small vessel ischemia in the periventricular white matter. There is no acute intracranial hemorrhage. The calvarium is intact. The paranasal sinuses and mastoid air cells are clear.
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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CT findings suggests age related cortical atrophic changes in brain.These are expected findings in all persons.Atrophy is generally due to aging,however it may be seen early in many conditions like brain infection,trauma etc.

There are also small vessel disease in brain.It is mainly in periventricular white matter and it is generally due to ischemia.
Ischemic changes generally occurs in conditions like hypertension,altered lipid profile,diabetes mellitus,vasculitis etc.These conditions damage small blood vessels and this leads to ischemia.
So,you may need screening of these conditions.It includes proper clinical examination and investigations like routine hemogram,random blood sugar,liver function test,renal function test,lipid profile.

You may need to take few medicines after evaluation.

Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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What Does This CT Scan Report Of Head Mean?

Hello CT findings suggests age related cortical atrophic changes in brain.These are expected findings in all persons.Atrophy is generally due to aging,however it may be seen early in many conditions like brain infection,trauma etc. There are also small vessel disease in brain.It is mainly in periventricular white matter and it is generally due to ischemia. Ischemic changes generally occurs in conditions like hypertension,altered lipid profile,diabetes mellitus,vasculitis etc.These conditions damage small blood vessels and this leads to ischemia. So,you may need screening of these conditions.It includes proper clinical examination and investigations like routine hemogram,random blood sugar,liver function test,renal function test,lipid profile. You may need to take few medicines after evaluation. Get well soon. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan