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Q: What is diffuse cortical involution?
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How do you control the mild diffuse cortical atrophy?

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What is involution?

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What is mild diffuse atrophy?

It means a loss of neurons and the connections between them in the brain. Atrophy means loss of cells


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This refers to a reduction in the volume of the brain's cortex. The cortex is on the brain's surface and it is comprised of a thick nerve cell layer.


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What is mild cortical atrophy?

AnswerCortical (brain-related) atrophy means wasting away and decrease in size of gray matter of brain. Diffuse means the wasting is generalizedGeneralized anxiety disorder, not confined to one particular area. Age related may mean the result of aging (over 55-60).


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What does prominence of the cerebral cortical sulci mean?

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