Small vessel disease

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Asked for Female, 66 Years

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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Dr. Kunal Jadhav Neurologist 14 yrs exp Pune · Accepted Answer

Dr. Kunal Jadhav

Neurologist 14 yrs exp Pune

these mri changes part of normal aging so no serious problem please take blood thinners after consulting neurologist

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