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What Does The Following MRI Scan Report Indicate?
Question: My mri scan showed shrinking blood vessels and some blood vessel enlarging -I am taking Namenda xr for dementia-my doctor list a numbers of diseases that may cause the shrinking vessels-the only one I remembered was lupus.Can you give me a few more causes-The radiogist will read a new mri next week. Thank you
Brief Answer:
Atherosclerosis and vasculitis are the commonest causes.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I am Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist, and would try my best to help you.
Abnormal shrinking of blood vessels is most commonly caused due to atherosclerosis (deposition of cholesterol, fibrin, etc). Common risk factors for atherosclerosis are diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol.
The second most common cause of shrinking blood vessels is vasculitis, in which there is inflammation of the vessel wall.
Other causes are not so common- drug induced (due to cocaine, nasal decongestants, sumatriptan, ergot, etc), infections of the central nervous system (such as varicella, fungus, bacterial, etc).
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Atherosclerosis and vasculitis are the commonest causes.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I am Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist, and would try my best to help you.
Abnormal shrinking of blood vessels is most commonly caused due to atherosclerosis (deposition of cholesterol, fibrin, etc). Common risk factors for atherosclerosis are diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol.
The second most common cause of shrinking blood vessels is vasculitis, in which there is inflammation of the vessel wall.
Other causes are not so common- drug induced (due to cocaine, nasal decongestants, sumatriptan, ergot, etc), infections of the central nervous system (such as varicella, fungus, bacterial, etc).
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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