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reasons for mri for brain in older adults

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Brain MRIs in older adults are performed to diagnose conditions causing symptoms like memory loss, dizziness, or headaches, and to investigate changes related to aging. Key reasons include evaluating for strokes, tumors, or Alzheimer's-related changes, and identifying conditions like white matter disease. The scans can also check for injuries, monitor disease progression, and pre-plan or follow up on brain surgery.
Diagnostic and evaluative purposes
Diagnosing cognitive issues: MRIs help determine the cause of symptoms related to dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by showing the extent and location of brain damage.
Investigating neurological symptoms: They are used to find the cause of problems like seizures, migraines, vertigo, and unexplainable vision or hearing loss.
Identifying specific conditions: MRIs can diagnose or reveal signs of stroke, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis.
Assessing age-related changes: The scans can show age-related brain changes like atrophy and white matter lesions, which are common in older adults and can be linked to cognitive decline.
Diagnosing vascular disease: They are crucial for identifying white matter disease, which is often caused by small vessel disease and can be associated with dementia.
Surgical and monitoring purposes
Pre-surgical planning: A brain MRI provides detailed images to help surgeons plan for head surgeries.
Post-surgical monitoring: It is used to ensure healing is going well after brain surgery.
Monitoring disease progression: For chronic conditions, follow-up MRIs can monitor how the disease is progressing.
Other reasons
Evaluating head injuries: A brain MRI can be ordered after a significant head injury to check for bleeding, swelling, or other damage.
Investigating hormonal imbalances: Scans can help evaluate issues with the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.

Yeah, dementia

I give a ----

I don't want my country doing ---- that we prosecuted nazis for

Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, who was executed for ordering his crew to shoot the survivors of a torpedoed ship. Karl Dnitz, commander-in-chief of U-boats, was prosecuted at the Nuremberg Trials and found guilty of waging unrestricted submarine warfare.

This is exactly what we did

As for the argument that these people were carrying drugs (as if that matters)

www.google.com

Based on recent data from the U.S. Coast Guard's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 report, approximately 27% of the suspected drug boats boarded had no drugs found on them.

This is the regime that sent people to an el salvadoran gulag

A majority of the Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador's prison likely did not have criminal records, with estimates suggesting only a small percentage had been convicted of violent crimes in the United States. Investigations by media outlets like The New York Times and human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch found that many deportees had no criminal history in the U.S. or elsewhere, and a significant portion had no criminal convictions at all, with some being detained for immigration violations.

---- this administration and ---- all you apologists

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