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What Is The Treatment For Leukomalacia And Is It Cureable ?

What is the treatment of Leukomalacia and is it cureable ?
Wed, 25 Jan 2012
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Thanks for using healthcaremagic.com. Leucomalacia is a white matter change seen on the MRI. It can be seen normally also without any symptoms. It can be serious problems in some children, adults and old age also. So provide clinical details to see whether it is serious or not. Bye

Dr Shiva Kumar
Epilepsy specialist, Bangalore
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Nephrologist Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha's  Response
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Leukomalacia is a type of brain injury that affects the white matter of the brain. It is most often seen in fetus, children.
There is no treament for leukomalacia and it will be only palliative or rather a symptomatic one. For example if they develop seizure it is treated
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What Is The Treatment For Leukomalacia And Is It Cureable ?

Thanks for using healthcaremagic.com. Leucomalacia is a white matter change seen on the MRI. It can be seen normally also without any symptoms. It can be serious problems in some children, adults and old age also. So provide clinical details to see whether it is serious or not. Bye Dr Shiva Kumar Epilepsy specialist, Bangalore