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[|Human|] Hi i am 34 years old and recently had a grand mal seizure lasting 5 minutes it is my first seizure with no previous family history. My MRI showed small high signal foci in the frontal white matter suggestive of microvascular ischemia what does this mean
[|AI|]  The MRI findings are likely irrelevant to your seizure episode. Microcascular ischemic WMD is usually noticed in people who smoke, have high cholesterol, diabetes, are hypertension, or have renal disease.  It can also be seen in normal individuals with none of the above conditions and simply as a result of aging which can be detected as of the mid to late 30s as small areas of degeneration in the deep white matter.  If this answer provided you with useful information I would very much appreciate a bit of written feedback as well as a star rating for the response to this question. If you would like more information or have further questions please write to me atbit.ly/ Chat Doctor.