HI,
My Mother is 51 yrs old. Just 1 yr she was feeling that she is losing her balance while walking. Also she feels that she cant speak/pronounce the words correctly.
Then I went to a Doctor ( A Neuro specialist). He did a MRI Scan & gave the report as follows :
IMPRESSION : MRI reveals:
0. Multiplanar multiecho MR of the brain was performed. Screening T2W sagittal images through the entire spine were also acquired No space occupying lesion or focal/diffuse area of signal abnormality is detected in the cerebral
parenchyma.
1. Cerebellar atrophy. Brain stem and spinal cord appear normal.
2. Old anterior wedge fracture of D12 vertebral body with focal gibbus deformity.
3. Changes of diffuse cerebral atrophy is seen in the form of widening of sulcal spaces, basal cisterns and sylvian fissures.
4. The cerebral hemispheres, brainstem and cerebellum otherwise appear normal and show no focal or
diffuse area of signal abnormality or enhancement. The gray-white matter differentiation is maintained.
The basal ganglia and thalami appear normal.
5. The Circle-of- Willis appears normal. Mainstem MCAs, ACAs and PCAs appear normal. The sylvian
branches appear normal. No evidence of an aneurysm / vascular malformation is seen. The basilar and
vertebral arteries appear normal.
6. The visualised vertebral and right common carotid arteries in the neck appear normal. Atherosclerotic
plaque is noted at the bifurcation of common carotid artery extending in to the proximal part of internal
and external carotid areteries on left, however no evidence of any significant narrowing. Rest of the
visualised segements of left internal and external carotid areteries appear unremarkable.
7. Right internal and external carotid artery in the neck appears normal. The carotid bifurcation appears
normal on right. The leA does not show any significant narrowing in its proximal portion on right.
Changes of diffuse cerebral and cerebellar atrophy.
8. No other significant abnormality is seen in the brain parenchyma. No acute ischemic lesion / haemorrhage or space occupying lesion is seen.
9. Atherosclerotic plaque at the bifurcation of common carotid artery extending in to the proximal part of internal and external carotid areteries on left, however no evidence of any significant narrowing .
So, i have a question,
1. whether ther is any treatment through which she can recover back to earlier stages ??
2. What can we do to atleast not increase the immense of that disease further ??
Please send me a reply to this. Eagerly waiting for ur reply.
Thanks & Regards,
Vijay Dhoot
(INDIA)