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Child S MRI Shows Small Hyperintensity Non Specific Area Deep Left Parietal Lobe. Matter Of Concern?
My son is 10 and had an MRI yesterday to rule out anything causing his suspected 4th nerve palsy which is causing an issue with his right eye. His opth just called and said MRi was normal but he needed to speak with the radiologist to get some clarification on the one line that stated,"A small hyperintensity non specific area deep left parietal lobe". Any thoughts? Radiologist told us when we looked at scan together that this is very common on mri's and nothing to be alarmed about. Well, now I am. Thoughts please? Thank you,
Sat, 30 Nov 2013
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It is usual to see small bright areas on T2 sequence in brain MRI. If he is symptomatically normal and other neurological tests are normal, there is no need to worry. Keep a check if he ever develops seizures and consult a neurologist if it happens in the future.
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It is usual to see small bright areas on T2 sequence in brain MRI. If he is symptomatically normal and other neurological tests are normal, there is no need to worry. Keep a check if he ever develops seizures and consult a neurologist if it happens in the future.
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