Question 1

can ischemic small vessel disease cause gliosis?  how would ischemic small vessel disease be treated in a minimal area of white matter in the brain?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: White matter changes frequently seen on brain MRI are the result of chronic small vessel ischemic disaease and it is the resulting small focus of gliosis that shows on the MRI imaging.  Treating your underlying cardiovascular heath is key, not the MRI finding.

Question 2

my husband was told that if got in an airplane would cause to much pressure in the blood vessels and they would bust?   small vessel disease of  brain

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Not true, but...: If there is any reason to believe you have a congenital brain aneurysm, or if you have a true headache problem, see a neurologist after a regular check-up with your pcp .  Headaches should not simply be thought of 'it's just stress';  new onset of headaches, or a change in type or frequency of headache must be evaluated.

Question 3

brain mri result any consideration? 2 small punctate foci of t2 prolongation. these are nonspecific and may be due to chronic small vessel ischemia, migraine, or other cause of gliosis. demyelinating disease is not excluded but there are no distinct?

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: The interpretation of this MRI is highly dependent on the medical history and neurology exam. You should discuss with your neurologist or request to be seen by a neurologist if you have not seen one. Good luck.

Question 4

can small vessel ischaemic change in the brain cause pins and needles? i am a 46 year old female and a mri showed that i have several t2/flair hyperintensities in the deep white matter of the centrum semiovale and corona radiata.

Accepted Answer

Possible : Tingling is also called paresthesias. These symptoms can arise from various areas in the brain, spinal cord, nerve roots or peripheral nerves. Your neurologist should perform tests to try and localize your symptoms to the neuroanatomical location. If no better explanation exists, it is certainly possible that white matter T2 hyperintensities in the corona radiata and centrum semiovale are causal.

Question 5

have small vessell disease of the brain and the heart  that causes severed headache when i over exert  and  i have chest pain and jaw  what  treatment?

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Tough problem: I can't make recommendations, but  diffuse small vessel disease can be tough to manage. Stents and bypasses to the heart need a minimum diameter and only work with discrete blockages not a narrowing of an entire vessel. Treatment often involves anti-platelets (aspirin etc) aggressive diabetes control, cholesterol control, diet, weight loss. Talk with your doctor maybe second opinion if not happy.

Question 6

can i live a long healthy life with small vessel desease brain?

Accepted Answer

Complex discussion: The answer depends on how you got this diagnosis.  Many patients in 50's or older have non-specific, seemingly minor, findings on brain scan.  Radiologists struggle with what to say about these minor, non-specific findings.  Often they are given a label of "small vessel disease" more in service to providing a label than in service to confirming a brain state.  Not an easy discussion.

Question 7

what causes blood or blood clots in your blood vessels to leak in brain ?

Accepted Answer

: 'Leakage' occurs when tiny blood vessels break or burst. Clots on the other hand occlude the vessels. But the end result of both is the loss of blood supply to the area and hence harm.

Question 8

i have a prominant blood vessel in my brain, what causes them and can it create any problems?

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Most Likely --: Most likely this is an abnormality that either your were born with or developed with age.  It is prominent or easily seen on imaging and may be due to tortuosity or possibly an aneurysm.  I would recommend discussing with your physician.

Question 9

why does blood vessels swell in the brain? what causes this?

Accepted Answer

Swell?: If we find a swollen blood vessel, it is either due to aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation.  Blood vessels may dilate minimally due to increased acidic reaction associated with carbon dioxide increases, or metabolic issues, and of course, caliber varies due to blood pressure, relative hypoxia, and even migraine.  Inflammatory arteritis more usually causes narrowing.

Question 10

what is small  vessel desease brain and what  are the odds of getting vascular dementia?

Accepted Answer

Depends on severity: Small vessel disease is the term used to describe a category of blood vessel damage. Hypertension, cholesterol, and diabetes tend to damage small blood vessels first but the main culprit is systolic hypertension.  The risk for vascular dementia is directly related to how bad the extent of damage is in your brain which loosely correlates with white matter damage in MRI

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My husband was told that if got in an airplane would cause to much pressure in the blood vessels and they would bust? small vessel disease of brain

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Brain mri result any consideration? 2 small punctate foci of t2 prolongation. these are nonspecific and may be due to chronic small vessel ischemia, migraine, or other cause of gliosis. demyelinating disease is not excluded but there are no distinct?

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Can small vessel ischaemic change in the brain cause pins and needles? i am a 46 year old female and a mri showed that i have several t2/flair hyperintensities in the deep white matter of the centrum semiovale and corona radiata.

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Have small vessell disease of the brain and the heart that causes severed headache when i over exert and i have chest pain and jaw what treatment?

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Can i live a long healthy life with small vessel desease brain?

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What causes blood or blood clots in your blood vessels to leak in brain ?

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I have a prominant blood vessel in my brain, what causes them and can it create any problems?

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Why does blood vessels swell in the brain? what causes this?

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What is small vessel desease brain and what are the odds of getting vascular dementia?

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