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Small vessel disease

2018-02-03 14:04:01
I had an MRI recently on my head for headaches. Everything was clear around tumours etc, but it showed I had mild small vessel disease. Is this serious, will it progress, Alzheimer’s ? What can I do to slow this down or correct this. I’m am otherwise healthy a healthy 66 year old female.
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these mri changes part of normal aging so no serious problem please take blood thinners after consulting neurologist

Answered2018-02-04 09:33:48

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