I was informed that: 1. Mild to moderate diffuse cerebral and cerebellar volume loss, somewhat greater than expected for the patient s age. 2. Small incidental curvilinear posterior pericallosal lipoma (benign tumor of fatty tissue) 3. Otherwise normal MRI of the brain. How serious is all this? I m very concerned.
I read your question carefully, and I understand your concern.Every one of us after our twenties starts to lose brain cells, hence brain volume, its part of aging. With the passing of the years as the loss adds up it will start to become visible on MRI. So how abnormal that finding is depends on your age which unfortunately you do not mention. Judging by the report it would seem it is more than the average for someone your age. It says somewhat so it's not alarmingly more, and it is a somewhat subjective estimation anyway. I don't know why you had the MRI, but that finding shouldn't be causing any symptoms. At worst, it may indicate that your brain is aging quickly, might have a greater predisposition for cognitive decline in the future, but that isn't necessarily so, there isn't an exact correlation between brain mass and cognitive performance. I hope to have been of help.