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Hi. would would an mri showing scattered foci of bifrontal subcortical white matter abnormal signal mean for a 23 year old female?
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Perhaps nonspecific: As such lesions may be seen with prior head trauma, smoking, migraine, hypertension, some chemotherapy agents, recreational drugs, and MS. Schedule a full conference with your doctor and discuss both significance and next steps.
Answered 5/14/2016
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