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What Does Mild Global Parenchymal Volume Loss And Signal Abnormality In The Periventricular White Matter Suggest?

MRI result; left greater wing sphenoid no changes, but other comments mild global parenchymal volume loss is seen, I am 60 yoa and female, stable redemonstration of few punctate areas signal abnormality in the periventricular white matter are non specific
Thu, 15 Nov 2018
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with advancing our brain atrophies and shows volume loss. so this is nothing to worry about. similarly punctate areas of signal abnormality in the periventricular white matter also represent age related changes and that is why the radiologist has labelled it as non specific.
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What Does Mild Global Parenchymal Volume Loss And Signal Abnormality In The Periventricular White Matter Suggest?

with advancing our brain atrophies and shows volume loss. so this is nothing to worry about. similarly punctate areas of signal abnormality in the periventricular white matter also represent age related changes and that is why the radiologist has labelled it as non specific.