WHAT DOES MY MRI AND CT SCAN RESULTS INDICATE

[SCORPIO75]

I am a 38 years women,  married for almost 15 years and a mother of 4 kids.  I have been having problems of numbness of my left leg and frequent head aches for the last few years. My MRI brain conducted last year shows  "multiple tiny abnormal signal intensity, appearing isointense on T1W1 and hyper intense on T2W1 and FLAIR sequence scattered in deep white matter of both cerebral hemispheres, representing deep white matter ischemic changes due small vessel disease"  
The recent MRI conducted almost after one year indicates " Few discrete non enhancing foci which are hyper intense on T2W1 and FLAIR and hypo intense on T1W1 seen in centrum semiovale, both frontoparietal/occipital region. Un remarkable on DWI."   As per the radiologist's opinion  no interval changes were observed as compered to previous MRI.

My CT scan conducted back in July this year indicated normal study but I could not understand the term     "Physiological calcification of pineal gland and choroid plexus of lateral ventricles is and flax seen"

Kindly give your opinion on:
Am I suffering from  small vessel disease?
Do you agree agree to radiologist's finding then what does that indicate?
How to over come this problem?

[SCORPIO75]

Thanks doc for your valuable advice, I would act accordingly.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
I am sorry to hear about your medical problems. of increased T2/Flair signals indicate small vessel ischemic disease or changes of brain blood vessels. These changes are seen in multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's or Wilson's Disease, migraine headaches, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. You may not be suffering from small vessel disease, but yes, some small vessels of brain have got involved due to any of the above causes. So the cause has to be found out and treated. Numbness of leg can also be due to peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes or thyroid disorders. It can also be a pinched nerve in lower back.  Please discuss with your doctor. Take care!

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