White Matter Desease

[evange]

Can white matter desease be treated or cured?  Are headaches the main result?  

[torsey]

at 21 white matter no history of any thing how does this happen causes, what is it

[DianeRobertson]

Greetings, My husband findings from his last MRI said "multiple scattered white matter foci attributable to sequela of microangiopathic diesease" He suffered a stroke in 2008. He is 57 yrs old today. He has constant headaches we just can't get under control. He is oveweight. On high blood pressure meds, high colesteral meds, anti-depressent meds, and plavix. His stroke was on the left middle frontal gyrus. Does this white matter cause his headaches and is he looking at a possible stoke again? He can not function at the level he once was.

Thank you,
Diane Robertson

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. In white matter disease or microvesicular ischemic disease of brain, pathology is associated with the brain white matter, either exclusively or in combination with grey matter changes. It occurs due to metabolism errors, exogenous toxins released by virus, autoimmune disease, leukodystrophy, demyelination, and radiation effects. Spasticity, muscle weakness, paralysis, hyper-reflexia and movement disorder may be the clinical features associated with white matter disease that need to be evaluated thoroughly. However, it is sad to say that there is no permanent cure but conservative treatment & physiotherapy exercises that would help you to regain your normal function and stopping the further progression of the disease. Please consult a neurologist in this regards. Hope this helps.