MRI result is Prominent sulci supratentorially related to atrophy

Posted by gregfla @gregfla, Jan 17, 2020

I am a 60 year old male who recently received the results of an MRI which have me concerned. I show no signs of cognitive impairment or any other symptoms other than a very slight inability to "grab" words. This has been going on for a couple of years but nothing serious or consistently recurring. I have not told my wife or family and do not want to alarm anyone until I have a better idea of what to do. I intend on seeing a neurologist in the next couple of weeks (difficult to get appointment). Is there any reference you can point me to where I can learn more in advance?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Brain & Nervous System Support Group.

Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Jan 27, 2020

Hello, @gregfla - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. My apologies for the delay.

I am like that, too, sometimes, that if something is possibly amiss I will pull back and gather more information before presenting it to family members.

One of the best resources I can recommend on cerebral atrophy would be one of the NIH sites https://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/all-disorders/cerebral-atrophy-information-page.

Have you been able to get in with a neurologist? If so, what did she or he say?

gopako | @gopako | Feb 9 12:36pm

In reply to @lisalucier "Hello, @gregfla - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. My apologies for the delay. I am like..." + (show)

The link to the nih site would not open, but I will open the NIH site and find the cerebral atrophy page. I have been diagnosed with it via MRI here in Panama and I need to research more information on it. I will be looking on this Connect site too.

gopako | @gopako | Feb 10 11:09am

In reply to @lisalucier "Hello, @gregfla - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. My apologies for the delay. I am like..." + (show)

Hello Lisa Lucifer, by using the find option on the minds.nih website it will not find the cerebral atrophy information page, or a specifically a cerebral atrophy link. How can I find out more about this? I have not seen discussions on cerebral atrophy in this Connect group.