brain MRI?

Question

the radiologist and neuro keep saying my MRI of the brain is unchanged yet when i read the copy it says things it didnt say before. i ask what this stuff means and get no answer. there is a large region of confluent increased white matter signal intensity on FLAIR and T2 weighted imaging in the right frontoparietal lobes that is associated with adjacent and confluent involvement of the cerebral cortex of the right prefrontal gyrus and even a small segment of the right postcentral gyrus. this is associated with cortical atrophy and adjacent sulcal widening in these regions. what does this mean and what would cause shrinkage in a 34 yr old woman? there is also some asymmetry of the brainstem such that the right cerebral peduncle and right pons are smaller and less conve than the left. now what does that mean and what would cause that?

Answer 1

Sounds like you need a third opinion!

Answer 2

I recommend taking the both of the films and both written reports to a different Dr. Ask the Dr. you are seeing now what all of this means and then ask the new Dr. the same questions... I am sure the right one will explain everything so the it can be understood.

Answer 3

it sounds like you're had more than one MRI, which is why they're saying its unchanged. everyone's brains are really different, so its possible that those things are just features of your brain, but they're ok since they're not changing over time. maybe if two different radiologists looked at the different scans, they just reported different things. if you take the reports to your doctor, they should explain exactly what it means, though.

Answer 4

Pay a second radiologist for a second opinion.

Answer 5

sorry to much for my brain to comprehend.