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Suffer From Headaches And Memory Loss. Diagnosed With Sarcoidosis. On Methotrexate. MRI Says Multiple Foci Of Abnormal Hyperintensivity. Please Explain

Hi, my daughter has sarcoidosis and recently had MRI of brain as she is having bad headaches and some mental loss (forgetting to finish tasks and being foggy with instructions). she is on Methotrexate . MRI result says multiple foci of abnormal T2/FLAIR signalhyperintesivity ... both cerebral hemisheres, predominantly in periventricular and deep white matter . What might we be looking at?
Sat, 30 Mar 2013
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Hi,



Thank you for posting your query.



Multiple white matter lesions as described in your daughter's MRI brain report do not represent any serious illness.



They are non-specific findings and can occur in a variety of conditions, such as migraine, lack of blood flow to brain, etc. They can also occur in sarcoidosis.



So, as of now, no specific treatment is needed for the MRI abnormalities.



Please get back if you require any additional information.



Best wishes,



Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)

Senior Consultant Neurologist

Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,

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Suffer From Headaches And Memory Loss. Diagnosed With Sarcoidosis. On Methotrexate. MRI Says Multiple Foci Of Abnormal Hyperintensivity. Please Explain

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Multiple white matter lesions as described in your daughter s MRI brain report do not represent any serious illness. They are non-specific findings and can occur in a variety of conditions, such as migraine, lack of blood flow to brain, etc. They can also occur in sarcoidosis. So, as of now, no specific treatment is needed for the MRI abnormalities. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com