69 years Female (DOB:1/11/1947)Reason: assess for strokes History: slurred speech, left arm numbnessPROVIDER/ATTENDING NAME: JAMES J WALTER MA THERESA G ABARING 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 intracranial hemorrhage is identified. No edema is identified within the brain parenchyma.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 are clear. 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 small. There is fetal origin of the PCA bilaterally with small p1 segments. The RVA is larger than the LVA. There is extra cranial right PICA origin.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.
No evidence for acute cerebral infarction.No evidence for intracranial or extracranial cerebrovascular occlusive disease.