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What Do Multiple Linear Foci Of Gliosis Suggestive Of Chronic Infarcts In An MRI Report Mean?

What does this mean? 2. Multiple patchy and confluent foci of T2/FIAIR hyperinteuse signals at bilateral frontoparietal subcortical and deep periventricular white matter-likely nonspecific small vessel ischemic change. g. Multiple linear foci of gliosis/encephalomalacia 8t bilateral cerebellar hemispheres suggestive of chronic infarcts. Please see arrows on image number 8 of the axial T2 weighted sequence that are pointing to the signal abnormalities. 4. No evidence of restricted diffusion or recent infarct seen. 5. Susceptibility weighted imaging reveals no evidence of intracranial hemorrhage.
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The MRI reports shows multiple small ischemia. This means that very minute blood clots had been there which has blocked minute vessels in the brain repeatedly and hence small areas of damage in the brain.

This is not uncommon specially in patients with hypertension and old age. Generally we recommend to use a baby Asprin or other blood thinner in such patients life long if not contraindicated.

Besides risk factors like high cholesterol high BP or sugar if any should also be checked for and controlled.

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What Do Multiple Linear Foci Of Gliosis Suggestive Of Chronic Infarcts In An MRI Report Mean?

Hi, The MRI reports shows multiple small ischemia. This means that very minute blood clots had been there which has blocked minute vessels in the brain repeatedly and hence small areas of damage in the brain. This is not uncommon specially in patients with hypertension and old age. Generally we recommend to use a baby Asprin or other blood thinner in such patients life long if not contraindicated. Besides risk factors like high cholesterol high BP or sugar if any should also be checked for and controlled. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.