my father in law aged 76 yr, MRI results show diffused cerebral atophy with few micoangiopathic foci both frontoparietal lobes... i want to know the cause and his chances of cure as his life expectancy considering the dignosis
Hi Pahlavi, Cerebral Atrophy is a common feature of many of the diseases that affect the brain which means loss of brain cells which is nothing but loss of neurons and connections between them. It can be generalized where all the brain has shrunk, or it can be focal affecting only a small area of brain and resulting in a decrease of the brain function. The exact life expectancy cannot be predicted but depends upon the cause like, stroke, Alzheimer's disease. I wish him Good Health.