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What Does The CT Scan Report Indicate?
Question: Collected my report of C.T Scan and following is the result
Ill defined hypodensity in the right perifrontal White matter with mild exvacuodilatation of the frontal horn of the right lateral ventricle ..are suggestive of a chronic infarct
Impression
Chronic ischaemic changes in the right per frontal white matter and genu of the corpus callosum
What does all this mean
Ill defined hypodensity in the right perifrontal White matter with mild exvacuodilatation of the frontal horn of the right lateral ventricle ..are suggestive of a chronic infarct
Impression
Chronic ischaemic changes in the right per frontal white matter and genu of the corpus callosum
What does all this mean
Brief Answer:
Chronic infarct is old infarct.Its not a new injury to brain.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
'Infarct' means dead part of brain,which became dead due to stopping of blood supply to that part of the brain.If an artery carrying blood to a specific brain part gets blocked,it may result in infarct.It may result in speech problems or paralysis.
Infarcts can be -
acute-means new infarct.
chronic-means old infarct.
Acute infarct over months becomes chronic infarct.
So,you might have had some old infarct.Risk of infarct increases more in smokers,hypertensives and diabetics.
Chronic infarct has nothing to do with new symptoms.It should not be worried for,if everything is ok.However,considering it as a risk for future infarcts,medicines(antiplatelets and statins) must be continued.
Hope I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else,please close the thread-rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Chronic infarct is old infarct.Its not a new injury to brain.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
'Infarct' means dead part of brain,which became dead due to stopping of blood supply to that part of the brain.If an artery carrying blood to a specific brain part gets blocked,it may result in infarct.It may result in speech problems or paralysis.
Infarcts can be -
acute-means new infarct.
chronic-means old infarct.
Acute infarct over months becomes chronic infarct.
So,you might have had some old infarct.Risk of infarct increases more in smokers,hypertensives and diabetics.
Chronic infarct has nothing to do with new symptoms.It should not be worried for,if everything is ok.However,considering it as a risk for future infarcts,medicines(antiplatelets and statins) must be continued.
Hope I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else,please close the thread-rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
Thank you for your reply..a few clarifications.the symptoms I hve
are memory loss.cannot recall anything I hve either heard or read a few minutes after..tho sometimes it may come back to me.
I hve constant headaches..not unbearable but they are there
Blocked ear on the left side n when that happens it sounds like I hve a cold
On waking up my mouth feels full of pussy liquid like phlegm
Frequent sore feeling in my gullet
Could any of these be related to the infarct
I am on statins for my cholesterol
Wild you advise any more tests
I am a rheumatoid arthritic patient n been on methotrexate for over 8 years
Thank you
XXXX
are memory loss.cannot recall anything I hve either heard or read a few minutes after..tho sometimes it may come back to me.
I hve constant headaches..not unbearable but they are there
Blocked ear on the left side n when that happens it sounds like I hve a cold
On waking up my mouth feels full of pussy liquid like phlegm
Frequent sore feeling in my gullet
Could any of these be related to the infarct
I am on statins for my cholesterol
Wild you advise any more tests
I am a rheumatoid arthritic patient n been on methotrexate for over 8 years
Thank you
XXXX
Brief Answer:
These are not related to infarct.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
No,these symptoms are not related to this infarct.
I do not advise any further tests at present.However,I would suggest you to get examined by a neurologist for the memory loss.A neurological examination may actually reveal whether your memory loss is organic or non-organic with the help of mini-mental examination.
If memory loss or dementia is proven,after examination,you may need further testing like MRI Brain.
Neurological examination will also rule out the neurological causes of chronic headache.
Hope I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else,please close the thread-rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
These are not related to infarct.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
No,these symptoms are not related to this infarct.
I do not advise any further tests at present.However,I would suggest you to get examined by a neurologist for the memory loss.A neurological examination may actually reveal whether your memory loss is organic or non-organic with the help of mini-mental examination.
If memory loss or dementia is proven,after examination,you may need further testing like MRI Brain.
Neurological examination will also rule out the neurological causes of chronic headache.
Hope I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to answer else,please close the thread-rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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