Demyelinating changes should be examined and treated in a neurologist.
Demyelinating changes may be caused by heredity, cerebrovascular disease, viral infection, immunity, poisoning and other factors, usually need to go to the Department of Neurology for examination, usually in the Department of Neurology through the magnetic resonance, CT, cerebrospinal fluid examination and other tests to further clarify the cause of demyelinating changes.
Demyelinating changes in elderly patients are mainly related to chronic ischemia of the brain, mostly seen in people with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, etc. Demyelinating changes in young and middle-aged patients may be related to immunity, infection, etc., such as multiple sclerosis, viral meningoencephalitis.
When demyelinating changes are detected on examination, it is recommended to consult the neurology department in a timely manner to further clarify the cause and provide targeted treatment.