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Age 66; right hearing loss; mri; dx: mild chronic deep white matter ischemic changes in the periventricular and subcortical white matter. please expla?
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Becoming a senior: These changes in signal in the white matter are believed to be due to small vessels losing their flow. This is a finding in older or senior citizens. It remains to be seen if they amount to anything as we age
Answered 1/30/2020
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Age related chages: There are tiny end arterial ischemic changes which happen over time and can get accelerated in people having hypertion and diabetes. Mostly are asymtomatic depending on how much and many are present.
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