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Ischemic Changes to white matter in the Brain

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mo39202
mo39202

I have been diagnosed as having moderate Ischemic changes to the white matter in my brain. I am 65 years old and had the MRI done after suffering what they call a Trans Global Amnesia attack.

is this common? They don't seem to give you much information apart from keep the blood pressure down. I am very active, eat extremely healthy, I  am concerned that I might get dementia. I find it really intolerable to take BP mess as well. Does anyone have some advice please.

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  • penny49988
    penny49988 mo39202

    Posted

    Hello Mo,

    I wish I knew what to tell you but this is unfamiliar to me. I just wanted to wish you well anyway.

  • ptolemy
    ptolemy mo39202

    Posted

    I understand that the prognosis of a TGA is pretty good and you should be able to carry on life as before. It must have been pretty frightening though.
    • mo39202
      mo39202 ptolemy

      Posted

      Thanks. I was told the TGA would be OK, but having the MRI with the Ischemic changes has made me wonder. I am sure it is probably part of the ageing process (I hope)
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy mo39202

      Posted

      I think the problem is as soon as you have some medical problem, they then find all sorts of other things which you would not have known about or worried about if you had not had the initial problem.
    • derek76
      derek76 ptolemy

      Posted

      indeed! I had a scan on my gall bladder. It was OK but they found an aortic unureysm and a lot of harmless cysts on my liver. Later scans on my anureysm found cysts om my kidneys.

      I later tried to get on a new hypertension treatment and their examination found that I had aortic stenosis and needed my aortic valve replaced.

      Seek and ye shall find.

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy derek76

      Posted

      Oh my gosh, what the eye does not see! 
    • derek76
      derek76 ptolemy

      Posted

      I did also have a head CT scan and am glad to report that my brains are still intact. That was evidently a surprise to some:-)

       

  • joycemadine
    joycemadine mo39202

    Posted

    Sorry to hear that Mo it must be worrying for you .I have been told I might have ischemia bowel like you I don't know what this means I have to have a C T scan done good luck to you Mo
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