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What does it mean to have a small amount of white matter and a slightly higher signal?


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When the patient has a history of headache and no other symptoms, a small amount of high signal intensity in the white matter is considered to be caused by demyelination of the white matter. If the patient has a history of headache, it is considered to be caused by vasospasm. Some patients are also due to congenital patent oval orifice, which causes venous emboli to be manifested by stimulation. The headache in such patients will be more severe and some tests should be performed if necessary. A small amount of punctate high signal in the white matter of the brain will also be manifested in the elderly, mainly due to chronic hypoxia of brain cells, which can show demyelination of the white matter of the brain, so it shows a slightly high signal shadow. The patient usually has symptoms of dizziness, and the symptoms are not obvious. It is suggested that the patient can take some drugs to improve circulation when necessary.