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What Is The Best Treatment For Swelling In Brain And Scar Tissue In Temporal Lobe?

my dad is 86yrs old and suffered a fall with some swelling to the left part of the brain and scar tissue to the rt temporal loeb. he has depression and is taking lithium and sertraline. He was treated in a hospital, and transferred to a rehab center. He was discharged to a nursing facility for therapy. What is the best treatment for this type of injury as I want to be sure he is receiving the best care for his recovery.
Wed, 12 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

In most cases, the swelling of the scalp would subside on own in a few days. However, anti-inflammatory drugs may be taken to hasten the recovery process.

If there is brain swelling (as seen on the CT scan of brain), then, medications such as mannitol and oral glycerol would help. You can discuss with his neurosurgeon regarding that.

Good physiotherapy and rehabilitation would also help.

I hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
     
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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What Is The Best Treatment For Swelling In Brain And Scar Tissue In Temporal Lobe?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. In most cases, the swelling of the scalp would subside on own in a few days. However, anti-inflammatory drugs may be taken to hasten the recovery process. If there is brain swelling (as seen on the CT scan of brain), then, medications such as mannitol and oral glycerol would help. You can discuss with his neurosurgeon regarding that. Good physiotherapy and rehabilitation would also help. I hope my reply has helped you. I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/