Is there any treatment for brain shrinkage?
Patient: My sonis30 tears old and was born with Asbergers syndrome not diagnosed until 21....then developed seizures ..now they have said his brain is shrinking and it is the size of a 65/70 year old man. My son is in the uk AND i AM IN usa SO i AM UNDECIDED WHETHER TO MOVE BACK TO uk YET Doctor: Hi,Thanks for writing in.It looks like your son who is 30 years of age has been confirmed to have mild brain atrophy on brain CT scan or MRI scan. It will help to know if this brain volume loss happened in a few months or years. Any sudden decline in neurocognition is also important. The brain is such an organ that it does not regrow by itself. There might be metabolic changes happening and therefore the shrinkage of brain. It is important to restore as much cognitive functions by applying neuro rehabilitation techniques. There can be a possibility of brain stem cell techniques in the future by which certain areas of the brain can be restored and the cells regrown by using special methods. These might take some time and are still under research.