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Recent mri post coiled cerebral aneurysm (2016) on report - increased t2 signal intensity in left frontal cortex - small area of remote infarction. what does that mean?

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Dr. Donald Colantino
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Old stroke: This hyperintense signal is felt to be a scar(infarction) or damage from a prior circulatory event- either blockage or tiny cerebral hemorrhage
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