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Mri report says morphology says in favour of smallt2 and flair hyperintensefoci in bilateral frontal white matter-? ischemic/? significant
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Usually not: This is a very common finding on mris of the brain. Typically it is not significant. However, if you are experiencing neurological symptoms these foci may represent something more sinister and you should see your doctor.
Answered 2/3/2014
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Mri report says: few tiny abnormal signal foci fronto-parietal subcortical region are seen which might have ischemic origin. What does it mean? Thanx
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