Helen, I don't see that neurologist anymore and haven't for some time. I guess the reasons may be obvious. 😉 No, all he did was tell me that it did affect my depression and anxiety disorder and confirmed that this could make it harder for me to "control" the anxiety and depression. He never explained anymore, never treated me in any way. I didn 't know anything about it, but with the lack of further explanation, I didn't think much more of it. I have also had brain aneurysms [small] for which he did annual brain MRI's and once I started getting the reports myself, I always noticed the mention of the white matter disease. The only neurologist I have now seems to be only for the body movement, which is his specialty. I asked him at one time if I should have another neurologist for all my other conditions, but he said no. Although, he does not do anything else for me. He has never ordered a brain MRI for me and he knows of the aneurysms, and I was told when they were discovered that I should have annual brain MRI's to watch for growth, etc. I realize I should have pursued this more myself, but my Dr and hospital experiences had led to my just giving up and letting things go.
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