Brain Lesions

Ear infections that stem from the middle ear can spread to the venous drainage of the brain, causing a brain lesion or abscess. A brain abscess is a localized infection in the brain parnchyma that can develop from a collection of pus to a capsule area of infection in approximately two weeks. A brain abscess is a potentially fatal condition that can lead to death or permanent damage to the brain. Treating ear infections in the early stages with the right antibiotics helps to prevent brain lesions.

• Brain Lesion refers to any type of abnormal tissue in or on brain tissue.
• Major type of brain lesions are traumatic, infectious, malignant, benign, vascular, genetic, immune, plagues, brain cell death or malfunction, and ionizing radiation. Other chemicals and toxins have been associated with brain lesion as well.
• Brain lesions have many different causes that are related to the types listed above.
• Risk factors for the development of brain lesions include any behaviors that increase the chances a person will suffer trauma to their head, exposure to certain infections, smoking, exposure to many types of chemicals and ionizing radiation, a poor diet and alcohol use genetic risk factors are unavoidable.
• Signs and symptoms of most brain lesions are related to the type of lesion. However, some symptoms often found in patients with different types of brain lesions include headaches (recurrent or constant), nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, changes in mood, changes in personality, behavioral changes, cognitive decline, inability to concentrate, vision problems, hearing and balance problems, muscle stiffness, weakness, numbness or paralysis, change or loss of sense of smell, memory loss, confusion, seizures, and coma.