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I had an mri done of my brain. i was told it showed that i have mild microvascular disease of the brain. what is that and should i be concerned?
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A very common findin: This is a common finding on MRI of us senior folks. At this point, this is not a worrisome finding, of course, depending on why the MRI was performed in the first place.
Answered 8/10/2018
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