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Suggest Remedies For Cerebral Atrophy With White Matter Changes

hi. my 62 yrs old mom is diagnosed in MRI as diffused cerebral atrophy with microangiopathic ischemic white matter changes, no hemorrhage is seen. She feels body irritation, sleeplessness, tension and cannot handle situation when much more attention needed. What are the causes, treatment and is it curable?


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Hello

Your mother MRI suggests cerebral cortical atrophy with white matter ischemic changes.

So,your mother need monitoring of conditions that leads to ischemic changes like hypertension,altered lipid profile,diabetes mellitus so that further progression of disease can be halted.
She need investigations like routine hemogram,RBS,LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,ultrasound of abdomen.
Treatment depend upon findings.

Cerebral cortical atrophy is an age related finding and doesn't require any treatment.It is an expected finding in all aged persons.

Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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Suggest Remedies For Cerebral Atrophy With White Matter Changes

Hello Your mother MRI suggests cerebral cortical atrophy with white matter ischemic changes. So,your mother need monitoring of conditions that leads to ischemic changes like hypertension,altered lipid profile,diabetes mellitus so that further progression of disease can be halted. She need investigations like routine hemogram,RBS,LFT,RFT,Lipid profile,ultrasound of abdomen. Treatment depend upon findings. Cerebral cortical atrophy is an age related finding and doesn t require any treatment.It is an expected finding in all aged persons. Get well soon. Take Care Dr.Indu Bhushan