what do they mean?

[lewi1388]

I received a letter from my doctor that states that I have white lesions on the left side of my brain. I suffered severe head trauma a few years back in a bad car accident. What do white lesions on the left side or anyside of the brain mean? Are they serious? Is there a way to get rid of them? Should I be worried? Please if you could please give me some answers I would greatly appreciate your help.

[lewi1388]

The reason they had decided to do an MRI and a Cat Scan was because three years after my bad car accident, I had a really bad seizure, which I still don't remember. My doctor stated that usually with severe head trauma such as what I experienced, usually the patient has a seizure right then or around that time. But I didn't have one ubtil three years later. I don't suffer from migraines or anything like that. Every once and I while I do get bad headaches around the areas where the screws were in my head from having a halo on for almost 9 months.

[williamkancir]

I think that they are saying that you have lesions in the white of the brain. The white of the brain takes up 60% and has to many things to describe in detail. A lesion can be any alteration to tissue. You must have hit your head pretty hard and likely suffered concussion along with possibly other interferences in your senses(eyes,ears,smell,taste etc...). The tissue may have been damaged and is kind of like a permanent scar that will not progress any further. That being said though, what caused them to do an MRI to see this? Are you suffering from migraines or are there any symptoms that caused you to go to a doctor to have this checked? I'm an individual that has been suffering from severe head trauma for 33yrs now and I have seen progressive improvement. Remember speaking from unfortunate experience, now any even slight blow to the head can result in serious injury. Ask your doctor if it is progressing and if he plans to take some approach in the near future if you believe this is causing other complications.

Daniel