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What does this mean with mri? scattered punctate hyper intense t2/flair signals seen in the bilateral cerebral white matter, suggesting minimal small vessel changes?

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Common: White matter changes are evidence for essentially vascular occlusion at the capillary level. This is the result of chronic inflammatory changes over time.

Answered 3/10/2020

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A member asked:

What does this mean with mri? scattered punctate hyper intense t2/flair signals seen in the bilateral cerebral white matter, suggesting minimal small vessel changes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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