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Diagnosed with major depressive disorder
Diagnosed with major depressive disorder..on doctor advice got a brain ct scan done.. report says small focal symmetric parenchymal calcification in bilateral cerebral hemishperes.. could this be the related to the disorder
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Very unlikely. Some minor non specific findings are quite common. Depression is related to chemical changes in the brain. Structural changes usually are not related.
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