Reason: stroke History: slurred speech MRI of the brainNo diffusion weighted abnormalities are appreciated.The CSF spaces are appropriate for the patient's stated age with no midline shift. No abnormal enhancing mass lesions are appreciated intracranially. No intracranial hemorrhage is identified. No edema is identified within the brain parenchyma.There is a mild degree of periventricular and subcortical punctate hyperintense white matter lesions present identified on the FLAIR and T2 images.Normal vascular flow voids are present in the distal carotid and vertebral arteries, the basilar artery and the proximal anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries as well as the internal cerebral veins and superior sagittal sinus.The visualized portions of the paranasal sinuses demonstrate a mucus retention cyst in the left maxillary sinus and some diffuse mucosal thickening The visualized portions of the mastoid air cells are clear. The visualized portions of the orbits are intact.MRA brain:Antegrade flow is present in the distal internal carotid arteries, the distal vertebral arteries, the basilar artery and the proximal anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries.There is no evidence for intracranial aneurysm or cerebrovascular occlusion.The anterior communicating artery is identified and is medium size. The posterior communicating arteries are not readily identified. The right vertebral artery is slightly larger than the left vertebral artery .MRA neck:There is opacification of the aortic arch, great vessels from the aortic arch and carotid arteries and vertebral arteries. There is no stenosis identified of the great vessels from the aortic arch. On the basis of NASCET criteria there is no significant stenosis at the carotid bifurcations. There is no significant stenosis along the course of the vertebral arteries.
1.There is no evidence for acute ischemic infarction. 2.Periventricular and subcortical white matter changes of a mild degree are nonspecific. At this age they are most likely vascular related. 3.There is no evidence for intracranial cerebrovascular occlusive disease.4.There is no evidence for extracranial carotid or vertebral cerebrovascular occlusive disease.