Hi!
I am sorry to hear about your daughter’s medical problems. It is difficult to comment on the exact nature of the hyper-intensities or white regions. However, the three important causes are dilatation of perivascular spaces, demyelination and reduced blood supply. Hence, these can be caused by diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol or by multiple sclerosis. Since a confirmed diagnosis cannot be given on net please consult your doctor regarding this. Hope this helps. Take care!
The medical advice given should not be considered a substitute for medical care provided by a doctor who can examine you. The advice may not be completely correct for you as the doctor cannot examine you and does not know your complete medical history. Hence this reply to your post should only be considered as a guiding line and you must consult your doctor at the earliest for your medical problem.
Thank you for your response. My daughter is awaiting a diacontrast scan so the consultant can get a better assessment. Consultants from Bath and Bristol UK hospitals have looked at the MRI scan are at a loss as to what it can be. The hospital will be scanning her brain and spine this time. Her symptoms are leg and muscle weakness before the headache and then vomiting which brings no relief to the headache which goes on for hours. Even when the headache subsides she suffers fro a heaviness/foggy feeling in her head. She is a very poorly girl. I will post the outcome if when we get a diagnosis. Thanks again for responding.
Just to update you, Sadly my daughter has been diagnosed with MS. I'm devastated.
I am sorry to hear about this--however there is a silver lining in every cloud--once a diagnosis is made treatment is possible. Many patients with multiple sclerosis lead a near normal life on medication. Be strong for her! Good luck!