More information: Yash Patel et al, Genetic risk factors underlying white matter hyperintensities and cortical atrophy, ...

"Certain brain MRI sequences allow us to assess the integrity of the white matter. Occasionally, we can see ‘white spots' or white matter hyperintensities, which are abnormalities in the white ...

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging ... The technique is often used to look at the brain and spinal cord and can help detect and diagnose a wide range of diseases. Clinicians may also notice bright, white ...

You probably don't notice them too much unless your doctor has you get into an MRI machine. Then you can see them. White spots on the brain. These are scars in your white matter. A bit unpleasant ...

They show up as bright white spots when you get a brain MRI: lesions called white matter hyperintensities, or WMH. And their presence suggests something may be wrong with your brain's white matter ...