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Mri report says 'a few tiny punctate t2 and flair high signal foci in the left periventricular white matter are nonspecific'. would you explain this?
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These are: usually age-related changes, common incidental findings typically of little or no clinical significance. Discuss the results with your doc to confirm that is all it is.
Answered 6/14/2018
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