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What does widening of the ventricular system and cortical sulci secondary atropy mean?
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Older person: Usually a sign of far advanced age in many older folks and is associated with some decreased mental acuity which is what you see anyway in people with far advanced age. Not reversible. Be nice told people!
Answered 8/12/2016
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