HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

What does frontal lobe shrinkage mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Loss: Loss of brain tissue in the frontal lobe, can be normal or abnormal depending on degree and age.

Answered 7/22/2019

3.9k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Bilateral frontal lobe subcortical white matter showing evidence of small vessel ischemic changes. What does this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

My MRI found multiple frontal punctate subcortical white matter foci appreciated notable in the frontal lobes. What does this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

MRI scan shows two small focal flair hot spots in either frontal lobes subcortically and Mild peri ventricular gliosis. What does it mean.

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I am 32, my mri said nonspecific scattered subcortical white matter T2/Flair within the left frontal lobe. What does this mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

What's does single focus of nonspecific subcortical white matter change involving the right frontal lobe mean? Had a MRI checking for MS?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

Can the frontal lobe shrink by any means? Will it grow back?
What does a low density lesion in the posterior frontal lobe mean?
What does slight posterior right frontal lobe sulcal effacement mean?
What does a left frontal lobe soft spot mean and what are the dangers?
What are white spots on the frontal lobes of brain mean?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.