What Does This MRI Report Of The Brain Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 17 May 2016

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Question : My Sons MRi shows the report as following
The Scan Reveals:-
There is a well defined lesion is seen in the left high parietal lobe, appearing isointense on T1 and heterogeneously hyper intense on T2-weighted images with marked blooming on GRE sequence. It measures 9mm in size.

He is just 8 years old & has some episodes of convulsion.

Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Cavernoma is a cluster of abnormal,dilated vessels.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to HCM,
I've gone through your query and understand your concern,

I have gone through your MRI reports in detail.Report may suggest cavernoma in left parietal region of brain.
Cavernoma is a vascular abnormality of central nervous system.It is a cluster of abnormal,dilated vessels.
It may be the reason for convulsion.
It may cause variety of symptoms.

Your son may need proper evaluation by a neurosurgeon.
It may require follow up,no treatment or surgery after evaluation.

Get well soon.

Hope I have answered your query.
Further queries are most welcome.

Take Care
Dr. Indu XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar