A man whose brain has become a huge cavity has been reported

The head of an 84-year-old man living in Northern IrelandCTWhenMRI, It was found that a cavity of about 9 cm in diameter exists in the right frontal lobe of the brain.

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The man said that he had consulted with a doctor because he had a bad sense of equilibrium for several months and was falling repeatedly. Three days before the examination, the man suddenly appealed to the doctor that the left leg and the left arm no longer entered power. The doctor notes from symptomsstrokeAlthough I seemed to have doubted, I found that a large cavity of about 9 cm in diameter exists in the right frontal lobe of the brain as a result of CT scan.


The man said that there were no problems with blood test results, visual and speech, and there were no symptoms of dementia or facial paralysis, and doctors reported that it was health itself except for left side abnormalities. In addition, the man did not smoke and he almost did not drink.

Dr. Finlay Brown, a doctor who examined the man, said, "Usually, such a cavity develops in people who have experienced brain surgery in the past," said the cavities in men who have never undergone brain surgery The case that it occurred is quite rare.


I examined the skull of this man in detail,Paranasal sinusWith a small benign insideBone tumorIt turned out that this tumor may act like a valve sending air only in one direction from the paranasal sinus to the skull.

Brown doctor told that "This man may smell a smell, sneeze or cough, there is a possibility that a small amount of air was pushed into the head," and the influx of a small amount of air accumulates , Blood vessels in the brain are pressed, blood flow is bad, and small stroke has occurred.

The doctor told the man to remove the air inside the skull and recommend surgery to remove the bone tumor, but the man declined surgery due to age etc.,Conserved therapyIt seems to have chosen. And after 3 months, it is reported that this man 's left side anomaly disappeared and returned to good condition.