What Are Leisures on the Brain?

Brain lesions are a type of damage to any part of brain. Lesions can be due to disease, trauma or a birth defect. Sometimes lesions appear in a specific area of the brain. At other times, the lesions are present in a large part of the brain tissue.

What happens when you have a lesion on your brain?

Weakness or paralysis to one side of the body. Seizures. Memory loss and confusion. Personality changes, loss of concentration, aggression and loss of personal control.

Can lesions on the brain be harmless?

Brain lesions are areas of abnormal tissue that have been damaged due to injury or disease, which can range from being relatively harmless to life-threatening. Clinicians typically identify them as unusual dark or light spots on CT or MRI scans which are different from ordinary brain tissue.