Hi all. I just got the report online from my MRI, and was wondering if anyone could help me to understand what it means or if anything it says could be related to MS or if its something else entirely. It talks about ventricles being enlarged for age .... I'm 46.
This is what it says:
The lateral and third ventricles are enlarged for age. There is NO evidence of associated transependymal fluid migration. The fourth ventricle appears normal. The suggest the possibility of obstruction at the aqueduct of Sylvius.
NO mass or other space occupying abnormality at the aqueduct is demonstrated.There are bilateral hemispheric white matter foci of T2 hyperintensity involving subcortical and periventricular white matter. These do NOT exhibit mass effect, evidence of hemorrhage, diffusion restriction or abnormal enhancement.
Appearance is most suggestive of chronic small vessel disease although, again, somewhat prominent for age. Examination appears otherwise normal. NO other congenital malformation or abnormality is demonstrated. Craniocervical junction appears normal. NO other cranial space-occupying abnormality is demonstrated. NO other abnormal enhancement is demonstrated. There is NO evidence of ischemia on diffusion-weighted sequences.
ImpressionEnlarged ventricles, suggesting fixed or functional obstructing abnormality at the aqueduct level. Nonspecific hemispheric white matter signal intensity pattern changes, likely related to small vessel disease.
I know my doctor will go over these with me when I eventually see her, but just thought I'd check to see if any of this sounds MS related or not.
Thanks!
This is what it says:
The lateral and third ventricles are enlarged for age. There is NO evidence of associated transependymal fluid migration. The fourth ventricle appears normal. The suggest the possibility of obstruction at the aqueduct of Sylvius.
NO mass or other space occupying abnormality at the aqueduct is demonstrated.There are bilateral hemispheric white matter foci of T2 hyperintensity involving subcortical and periventricular white matter. These do NOT exhibit mass effect, evidence of hemorrhage, diffusion restriction or abnormal enhancement.
Appearance is most suggestive of chronic small vessel disease although, again, somewhat prominent for age. Examination appears otherwise normal. NO other congenital malformation or abnormality is demonstrated. Craniocervical junction appears normal. NO other cranial space-occupying abnormality is demonstrated. NO other abnormal enhancement is demonstrated. There is NO evidence of ischemia on diffusion-weighted sequences.
ImpressionEnlarged ventricles, suggesting fixed or functional obstructing abnormality at the aqueduct level. Nonspecific hemispheric white matter signal intensity pattern changes, likely related to small vessel disease.
I know my doctor will go over these with me when I eventually see her, but just thought I'd check to see if any of this sounds MS related or not.
Thanks!
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