0002500 Abnormality of the cerebral white matter

synonym Abnormality of subcortical white matter Cerebral white matter abnormalities White matter abnormalities White matter alterations Leukoaraiosis

comment This finding can be demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging, especially with t2 signalling. The cerebral white matter is the region of the central nervous system that consists mostly of glial cells and myelinated axons that interconnect the various regions of the cerebrum and the lower brain centers. It is located in the subcortex.