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MRI notation says gliosis after brain surgery to remove a lesion

Posted by robertpierre89 @robertpierre89, Jul 12, 2024

Hey i am a 35 year old male i weigh 318 pounds i recently taken a mri and it says Punctate focus of nonspecific gliosis anterior LEFT external capsule can somebody explains what this means and is treatable my head feels weird at times and can’t smell or taste properly and suffer from ed could it have something to do with this.

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kayabbott | @kayabbott | Jul 13, 2024

I found a few articles on gliosis, which appears to be an immune response to a possible head injury. What this means is that you immune system is causing inflammation and associated symptoms in your brain. It would be good to get a detailed explanation of your condition, symptoms, and treatment from the neurologist and other specialists. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9598641/#:~:text=Treatment%20with%20antioxidants%20or%20the,the%20hypothalamus%20of%20the%20brain. I have a few autoimmune diseases (I'm 70) and mostly treat them with diet, because mine are related to food intolerances (celiac, collagenous colitis, and I had a moderate TBI 33 years ago).

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Feb 12 9:17am

Hi, @robertpierre89 - I'm sorry to hear about the smell and taste challenges and your head feeling weird. Have these things changed, or are you continuing to experience them?

Did your doctor give you more information on the "punctate focus of nonspecific gliosis anterior LEFT external capsule" notation on the MRI?

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jcb721 | @jcb721 | Apr 30 10:24am
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@kayabbott

I found a few articles on gliosis, which appears to be an immune response to a possible head injury. What this means is that you immune system is causing inflammation and associated symptoms in your brain. It would be good to get a detailed explanation of your condition, symptoms, and treatment from the neurologist and other specialists. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9598641/#:~:text=Treatment%20with%20antioxidants%20or%20the,the%20hypothalamus%20of%20the%20brain. I have a few autoimmune diseases (I'm 70) and mostly treat them with diet, because mine are related to food intolerances (celiac, collagenous colitis, and I had a moderate TBI 33 years ago).

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I had brain surgery to remove a lesion and now my MRI shows a gliosis. My doctor said the gliosis is scarring from the surgery. And is permanent. They can’t fix it.

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kayabbott | @kayabbott | Apr 30 11:22am
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@jcb721

I had brain surgery to remove a lesion and now my MRI shows a gliosis. My doctor said the gliosis is scarring from the surgery. And is permanent. They can’t fix it.

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So sad regarding the scarring and gliosis. It would be good to get a full evaluation of any potential symptoms along with your smell and taste. Loss or damage to a major sense, such as smell and taste, does hit one hard. When I lost mine after a moderate TBI 32 years ago, I had a lot of dreams about head injuries and being surrounded by smells and tastes. I ate foods that I couldn't taste and told my brain what it was supposed to taste like; don't know if that helped but it gave me some power and my smell and taste came back within a couple of years. I found it good to focus on what I had, rather than things like not remembering my name. The brain rewires, and hopefully with your youth you can heal from the damage.

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