Diseases

Brain Lesions (Benign Brain Lesions)

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A brain lesion is an abnormality seen on a brain-imaging test, such as magnetic resonance imaging (mri) or computerized tomography (ct). On ct or mri scans,brain lesions appear as dark or light spots that don't look like normal brain tissue.

SYMPTOMS

Headaches
Neck pain or stiffness
Nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite
Vision changes or eye pain
Changes in mood, personality, behaviour, mental ability and concentration
Memory loss or confusion
Seizures
Fever

CAUSES

Brain aneurysm (a bulge in an artery in your brain), brain avm (arteriovenous malformation) — an abnormal formation of brain blood vessels., Brain tumor (both cancerous and noncancerous), encephalitis (brain inflammation), epilepsy.