Does this cancel out brain tumor?

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What is your opinion on this? I have here a CT scan result of my mom:
Axial slices of the whole brain were done without intravenous contrast. Comparison was made with the prior CT scan done on Feb .... The previously reported hemorrhage in the left occipital lobe and laong the left interhemispheric fissure has completely resolved. There is still a smallamount of residual edema and/or gliosis in the left ooccipital lobe. The ventricles are normal in size. There is no midline shift. There is no new areas of hemorrhage or infarction. There are no signs of increase intracranial pressure. The sella turcica is not enlarged. The basal cisterns are not effaced. The orbits and ocular globes are normal. The optic nerves display normal course and caliber. The optic chiasm is not displaced nor deformed. The visualized paranasal sinuses and mastoids are unremarkable. CONCLUSION: complete resporption of the hemorrhage in the left parietal lobe and along the left interhemispheric fissure. There is a small amount of residual vasogenic edema and/or gliosis in the left occipital lobe.
This is not an appropriate question for Yahoo Answers. This is to be answered by a medical doctor, probably a specialist.
I don't think they are talking about any masses or tumors, but mention of hemorrhage is worrisome. They even refer to the hemorrhage as "resolved." so that's good.
But again, I am not a doctor or a specialist. I think you should call the doctor's office, and ask if you could come by for 5 or 10 minutes, or even just call and get his explanation. It takes an enormous amount of training to correctly interpret the kind of information you have there. Good luck, to you and your mom.  (+ info)

Does anyone know what these MRI results could mean?

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Hi everyone I am awaiting a call from my daughter's DR. but I thought maybe someone would be able to help me if they knew anything. I actually am trying to figure out what my 7 year old daughter's MRI results mean? She was diagnosed with diabetes insipidus when she was 3 and has been having MRI's for the past 3 years under sedation to check her pituitary gland. Until this one they have come back normal. I don't even know if this one is abnormal or not. I am waiting to hear from the dr. still. She has been getting bad headaches with sensitivity to the light, along with dizziness at times and cramping in her legs and feet, also she has been abnormally cranky. Her endocronologist thinks that her cramping and headaches may relate to the DI. Her results read as follows:

There is ill-defined area of hyperintense T2/FLAIR signal within the subcortical white matter of the left superior frontal gyrus near the vertex. There is no associated enhancement, mass effect or volume loss, and finding may represent a focal area of cortical dysplasia versus gliosis versus hamartoma versus demyelination.

"IMPRESSION:
Nonspecific nonenhancing subcortical signal abnormality within the high left superior frontal gyrus which may represent cortical dysplasia versus gliosis versus hamartoma versus demyelination. Follow up imaging over time may be done for futher evaluation of stability verseus change."

I don't know if anyone knows what that could possibly mean but any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

Teresa R.
i really dont know but call the doc so he/she can explain .  (+ info)

Need help understanding the results of my daughters MRI?

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My daughter was thrown from the bed of a pickup truck in 2004. She recently got another MRI and I really don't know what I'm looking at. The following are the results:"There is focal atrophy and abnormal increased signal on flair sequences in the anterior left temporal lobe, associated with prominence of the surrounding CSF spaces and absense of enhancement. There is no discrete mass. On posttrauma CT of Dec 7, 2004 there is a large right temporoparietal scalp hematoma. If patient's symptoms have been present since her injury the appearance is most compatible with encephalomalacia and gliosis from a contrecoup type injury. Separate from this area brain volume in normal. Ventricle size is normal. There are no signs of acute or old hemorrhage. There are no signs of acute infarction and ther are no abnormal ares of enhancement. There is no significant parnasal sinus disease. Impression: Focal atropy and white matter changes in left temporal lobe compatible old contrecoup injury
You need to ask a doctor but as a nurse. Focal atrophy is a decrease in tissue size and could cause a problem in that area of the brain. Your daughter obviously has some serious brain injury from this accident. Countrecoup injury is when you fall or hit your head, say in the front, and you also end up with an injury in the back due to the brain still moving when the person is not. You can look up each of these medicl terms on the internet or a medical dictionary and put it together to find out exactly what all of this means but your best bet is to have a radiologist or neurologist interpret these findings for you.  (+ info)

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I recently had a brain MRI with contrast which revealed at least 25 small to moderate sized foci of increased signal intensity within the supraventricular and periventricular white matter. None of the lesions enhanced following gadolinium administration. There are some small right angle lesions adjacent to the superior body of the right lateral ventricle and there is a prominent lesion adjacent to the anterior body and anterior horn of the left vntricle. Lesions are seen both near the ependymal lining and near the gray matter.white matter junction. Bold susceptibility weighted images fail to reveal any abnormal hemosiderin deposition at these leions. The differential diagnosis would include areas of gliosis from migraine headaches or possibly collagen vacular disease. Prior smal vessel ischemia could present on this fashion.

Has anyone had something similar?
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small abnormalitie in left temporal lobe and doctor's don't know ?

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I was in a car accident a few months ago, and I having bad headaches, hurting in my forehead and temple areas I have tenderness on top of my head sneezing, nose running nose plugged dizziness and sometimes off balance left ear plugged with vibration noises and popping when I blow plus fluid in ears. I have been going for all kinds of tests they tell me my sinuses are fine my ears are fine, but they are not. I went for MRI they told me I have a small abnormalitie in left temporal lobe and first they said ischemic, inflamtion, gliosis, multilpe schelerosis, then they said aneuysim now they say they don'tknow. I am going crazy with worry and not knowing. The neurosureghon explained that in the left area and I saw the images there are two branches that branch out and their is a small round ball onthe end .2mm. If anyone has heard or knows anything please let me know.


Thanks,
I appreciate it
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What does it mean when you have "glittery areas" on your retina?

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My eye doctor examined my retina, and she said she saw a "glittery area" (gliosis?) on each of my retinas. She couldn't tell whether it was a thin spot or whether I should get laser treatment; she just told me to go see another eye doctor, possibly a retina specialist, and having it looked at again. Then the other eye doctor told me my retinas look amazingly fine for someone with such a high degree of myopia, and those "glittery areas" aren't really something I should worry about.

But I'm confused. What might those "glittery areas" mean? BTW, trhe reason I went to the eye doctor in the first place was that I started seeing noticeable floaters (no flashes, though). I am -12 and -15, so naturally I am worried that this might lead to a retinal detachment.

Thanks for any helpful into!
The thing that usually looks glittery to me is an epiretinal membrane. If you have been to a retinal specialist and he has cleared you, I think you should leave it at that. It is different looking into -12 and -15 eyes. Most of us general practice optometrists don't see that many so some of your first doctor's concerns may have had to do with things looking unfamiliar.  (+ info)

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