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Is stable bilateral frontaoparietal white matter t2w/flair hyperintense signals, probably chronic microvascular ischemic changes called mild stroke?

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Dr. Mohammed Parvez answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Stroke: These small micro vascular changes seen on MRI are called "lacunar infarcts", which is a result of uncontrolled blood pressure for a long time.

Answered 5/17/2016

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Dr. Gerald Neuberg answered

Specializes in Cardiology

? mini-stroke: Microvascular changes are sometimes referred to a mini-strokes but usually cause no symptoms. However, they suggest a risk of more and worse damage unless you do anything you can to lower your risk through diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and treatment of hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol as needed.

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