What does the MRI report indicate about the paralysis attack?

Question

Hello doctor,

My brother-in-law got a paralysis attack, and the doctor had done MRI. The details are as follows.

Small acute infarct involving left lentiform nucleus extending in the periventricular white matter.
Mild diffuse cerebral atrophy with chronic lacunar infarct in the left thalamus and posterior limb of the internal capsule, microangiopathic ischemic changes, and microangiopathic bleed in the left occipital subcortical region.

Kindly help.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Thank you for your query.

I understand your concern. If he is clinically stable and not admitted, there is nothing serious as such, and he needs to be started on anti-platelet drugs like Aspirin along with cholesterol-lowering drugs like Atorvastatin. He would also require evaluation for diabetes and hypertension. He also needs ECHO (echocardiogram) and a carotid doppler to check his cardiac status. He would need physiotherapy for the limb movement that might have a paralytic effect. You have not told me his current status, so I cannot comment on how serious it is. However, if he is stable, he will recover soon.

I hope this has helped you. Thank you.