Non-specific/Age related white spots

These are small (less than 5mm) white spots seen in the white matter of the brain. This finding is relatively common in people over the age of 30 and the number of spots can increase slowly (if at all) with aging. These are generally asymptomatic, although in some people there is a slight correlation to migraine. The exact cause of these cannot be determined but they may relate to changes in small blood vessels in the white matter of the brain or they can be from an old injury.