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Any Advise For Large Hypodense Areas In Left Cerebellum Hemisphere With Patchy Area In Right Inferior Cerebellar Region?
Hi l m sadiq.my uncle having a brain problem.the CT brain(plain) observations........................................... CEREBELLUM: there is evidence of large hypodense areas seen in most of the left cerebellar hemisphere & small patchy area in the right inferior cerebellar region suggestive of subacute infarcts. .I don t no this pls tell me.& what s the treatment for this
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
Hi Mr Sadiq,
Thank you for posting your query. I have also noted the CT scan report findings of your uncle.
This report suggests a blood clot in cerebellum, located in the back of brain. This is due to blockage of blood supply there. The common risk factors for this brain stroke are high sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure.
Treatment requires use of aspirin (blood thinners) and statins (cholesterol lowering drugs). In addition, any risk factor also needs to be controlled.
In some patients, there could be severe swelling of the brain. In that case, a surgery may be needed to save the life.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query. I have also noted the CT scan report findings of your uncle.
This report suggests a blood clot in cerebellum, located in the back of brain. This is due to blockage of blood supply there. The common risk factors for this brain stroke are high sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure.
Treatment requires use of aspirin (blood thinners) and statins (cholesterol lowering drugs). In addition, any risk factor also needs to be controlled.
In some patients, there could be severe swelling of the brain. In that case, a surgery may be needed to save the life.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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