I have the same condition. What has your doctor told you to do about it?

I had experienced what we thought could have been a TIA (I had a stroke 20 years ago), so the doctor ordered a MRI. The MRI showed a couple of small bleeds (microhemorrhages) and cerebral small vessel disease. The only thing I was told was to try to keep a tight control on my blood pressure.

I haven't been officially given the diagnosis of microvascular disease, but they seem to have ruled out other causes for the cryptogenic (unknown origin) strokes I've had the last few years. Most have been asymptomatic, and the 2 with clear symptoms resolved quickly. I've been left with a very slight balance deficit, but otherwise fine. They put me on plavix to prevent platelet clotting. It's been almost a year, so far so good.

Thanks for the heads-up on plavix. How long were you on it? I'll ask my neurologist about it when I see her next.

Hello @rubytue70 and @tj1tj1 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I see the pair of you, along with @ckscoville, have all three been discussing Microvascular Disease. I wanted to bring your comments into an existing discussion, which you can find here:
- Chronic Microvascular Ischemic Disease: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/i-was-diagnose-with-chronic-mircovascular-ishemic-disease-9302022/

You may also be able to connect with members @angelicscripts and @keithl56 who have shared here before.

When were you diagnosed?