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What Does My MRI Scan Indicate?
Question: recently had an MRI with impression as follows
Focus of diffusion hyperintensity with equivocal ADC hypointensity which localizes in the region of the right hippocampal tail. No corresponding discrete signal abnormality is identified on other sequences and this finding is felt to be artifactual. No convincing evidence for acute intracranial abnormality.
Scattered foci of T2 signal prolongation within the subcortical and periventricular white matter. This is nonspecific but can be seen in the setting of demyelinating disease, infectious/inflammatory processes such as Lyme disease, migraines or other vasculopathies, or gliosis of another etiology.
ive had loss of strength facial numbess and tingling, stabbing burning pains in different areas of my body
My appointment seems so far off. can a nyone helpo me understand this Please?
Focus of diffusion hyperintensity with equivocal ADC hypointensity which localizes in the region of the right hippocampal tail. No corresponding discrete signal abnormality is identified on other sequences and this finding is felt to be artifactual. No convincing evidence for acute intracranial abnormality.
Scattered foci of T2 signal prolongation within the subcortical and periventricular white matter. This is nonspecific but can be seen in the setting of demyelinating disease, infectious/inflammatory processes such as Lyme disease, migraines or other vasculopathies, or gliosis of another etiology.
ive had loss of strength facial numbess and tingling, stabbing burning pains in different areas of my body
My appointment seems so far off. can a nyone helpo me understand this Please?
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Before we talk further about this which symptom triggered the MRI? and who ordered it? primary care or neurology?
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Yes
Detailed Answer:
Before we talk further about this which symptom triggered the MRI? and who ordered it? primary care or neurology?
Awaiting your response...
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Dr. Prasad
Pain stabbing burning random and burning. also facial numbness and tingling. primary ordered it
primary then referred me to neurology.
primary then referred me to neurology.
Brief Answer:
Your symptoms are unrelated to the mri
Detailed Answer:
even though there are a lot of fancy words on the results of your MRI it is not giving a diagnosis of anything. the part about diffusion restriction will need to be evaluated by the neurologist as well as the peri ventricular white matter changes. both of these findings are not specific for any one diagnosis and might end up being artifact (diffusion) and normal variation (white matter changes). results such as these are seen frequently. as for your symptoms another explanation needs to be explored because the MRI doesn't explain facial numbness/weakness unless the neurologist sees damage in the areas of the brain that control these areas. hope this helps
Your symptoms are unrelated to the mri
Detailed Answer:
even though there are a lot of fancy words on the results of your MRI it is not giving a diagnosis of anything. the part about diffusion restriction will need to be evaluated by the neurologist as well as the peri ventricular white matter changes. both of these findings are not specific for any one diagnosis and might end up being artifact (diffusion) and normal variation (white matter changes). results such as these are seen frequently. as for your symptoms another explanation needs to be explored because the MRI doesn't explain facial numbness/weakness unless the neurologist sees damage in the areas of the brain that control these areas. hope this helps
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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