Help please. Atrophic changes in brain, calcification, pressure in head, dizziness

[Dee7484]

Please help.

My boyfriend is 24 years old and had a recent CT scan where it was discovered that he had severe atrophic changes in his brain for his age and calcification. He has suffered from severe dizziness and pressure in head  it for years and it seems to be getting worse.

Doctors dont know. Say its anxiety or vertigo.  We couldnt get the neurologists appt straight away .. its not until a few weeks.

Pleae help. What could it be? How can we treat this?

[Dee7484]

Thank you so much for your response. It is very much appreciated.
We can only hope that it doesnt decline and that we can live this..

[ggreg]

I came across a government website that briefly talks about your boyfriend's condition.  Reading it might help you understand what is going on, but there are many other websites that discuss cerebral atrophy and how it affects people, what causes it, and what the treatments are for it.  Just do a search from your home page, type in the rectangle the words: cerebral atrophy, or type in your own post's words: brain atrophic changes and calcification.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_atrophy/cerebral_atrophy.htm

Basically what it boils down to is, due to some problem, like a brain injury or an infection or some autoimmune disorder, some of the brain cells are damaged and no longer function like they should.  The fact that your boyfriend has dizziness sort of points to the idea that the changes in his brain are in one location (rather than the whole brain), which might affect his sense of balance.  And that explains why some docs say he has vertigo.

I know the neurology appointment is a long wait.  It will of course be very helpful if he can have his recent CT scan report AND pictures if possible sent to the new neurologist he will be seeing.  This neurologist will be able to treat his symptoms very well, but with brain atrophy, once those brain cells are essentially nonfunctioning, there is no going back.  But I do recall how sometimes other good parts of the brain will sometimes form new pathways, but the neurologist will be able to tell you much more than I can.