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Can you explain it in simple terms. mri revealed some non specific scattered high signal intensity foci in the cerebral hemisphere.
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Well....: These are very common as we get older. I tell patients they are like wrinkles; of you have wrinkles at 25, something is wrong. If you have wrinkles at 75.... You're 75! those with a history of head injuries, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and such tend to increase the number of these spots. As you state, they are not specific to any particular disease.
Answered 10/2/2013
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