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Lesion of brain

MedGen UID:
526255
•Concept ID:
C0221505
•
Finding
Synonym: Brain Lesion
SNOMED CT: Lesion of brain (301766008)

Definition

A localized pathological or traumatic structural change, damage, deformity, or discontinuity of the brain. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLesion of brain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Status epilepticus: review on diagnosis, monitoring and treatment.
Pinto LF, Oliveira JPS, Midon AM
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2022 May;80(5 Suppl 1):193-203. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2022-S113. PMID: 35976303Free PMC Article
Brain lesion distribution criteria distinguish demyelinating diseases in China.
Cai MT, Zhang YX, Zheng Y, Yang F, Fang W, Shen CH, Ding MP
Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2019 Oct;6(10):2048-2053. Epub 2019 Sep 30 doi: 10.1002/acn3.50913. PMID: 31566925Free PMC Article
Use of antiepileptic drugs in the treatment of epilepsy in people with intellectual disability.
Alvarez N, Besag F, Iivanainen M
J Intellect Disabil Res 1998 Dec;42 Suppl 1:1-15. PMID: 10030426

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Study on Neurological Manifestations of Eclampsia & Findings of CT scan of Brain.
Begum F, Nahar K, Ahmed MU, Ferdousi RA, Akter FA, Rahman MM
Mymensingh Med J 2015 Oct;24(4):691-6. PMID: 26620005
The significance of determination of the fraction of creatinine-phosphokinase in patients with acute ischemic brain disease.
Raicević R, Jovicić A, Krgović M, Marković L, Tavciovski D, Aleksić P, Pavlović P, Magdić B, Jović P, Mandić-Radić S
Vojnosanit Pregl 2000 Mar-Apr;57(2):149-55. PMID: 10934926

Diagnosis

Atypical involvement of central nervous system in classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report.
Ahmed S, Irfan B, Raza M, Haider G
J Med Case Rep 2021 Oct 29;15(1):532. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-03118-4. PMID: 34711281Free PMC Article
Differentiation of Solitary Mass Lesion of Brain using MR Spectroscopy with Histopathological Correlation.
Ahsan MM, Shirin M, Chowdhury SM, Razi RZ, Choudhury S
Mymensingh Med J 2021 Apr;30(2):420-425. PMID: 33830123
Neurocutaneous Melanosis Presenting as Cavernous Hemangioma Persistent Abdominal Pain.
Liao K, Que S, Qiu Y, Zhang S, Chen Z
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Mar;28(2):e168-e170. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003190. PMID: 27792104
Spinal cord/brain injury and the neurogenic bladder.
Jeong SJ, Cho SY, Oh SJ
Urol Clin North Am 2010 Nov;37(4):537-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2010.06.005. PMID: 20955905
The significance of determination of the fraction of creatinine-phosphokinase in patients with acute ischemic brain disease.
Raicević R, Jovicić A, Krgović M, Marković L, Tavciovski D, Aleksić P, Pavlović P, Magdić B, Jović P, Mandić-Radić S
Vojnosanit Pregl 2000 Mar-Apr;57(2):149-55. PMID: 10934926

Therapy

Atypical involvement of central nervous system in classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report.
Ahmed S, Irfan B, Raza M, Haider G
J Med Case Rep 2021 Oct 29;15(1):532. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-03118-4. PMID: 34711281Free PMC Article
Results of vascular reconstructions for a associated lesion of the brachiocephalic arteries and paroxysmal disorders of cardiac rhythm.
Vasil'ev AE, Emel'ianenko VM, Kofal' LA, Parfenov IeL
Angiol Sosud Khir 2003;9(4):90-100. PMID: 14657917
Human coronavirus polyadenylated RNA sequences in cerebrospinal fluid from multiple sclerosis patients.
Cristallo A, Gambaro F, Biamonti G, Ferrante P, Battaglia M, Cereda PM
New Microbiol 1997 Apr;20(2):105-14. PMID: 9208420

Prognosis

Atypical involvement of central nervous system in classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report.
Ahmed S, Irfan B, Raza M, Haider G
J Med Case Rep 2021 Oct 29;15(1):532. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-03118-4. PMID: 34711281Free PMC Article
Metastatic Ameloblastoma to Brain: A Rare Entity.
Sarmast A, Nayil-M K, Makhdoomi R, Butto A, Ramzan A
Gulf J Oncolog 2016 Sep;1(22):69-71. PMID: 28191811
Results of vascular reconstructions for a associated lesion of the brachiocephalic arteries and paroxysmal disorders of cardiac rhythm.
Vasil'ev AE, Emel'ianenko VM, Kofal' LA, Parfenov IeL
Angiol Sosud Khir 2003;9(4):90-100. PMID: 14657917

Clinical prediction guides

Atypical involvement of central nervous system in classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report.
Ahmed S, Irfan B, Raza M, Haider G
J Med Case Rep 2021 Oct 29;15(1):532. doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-03118-4. PMID: 34711281Free PMC Article
The significance of determination of the fraction of creatinine-phosphokinase in patients with acute ischemic brain disease.
Raicević R, Jovicić A, Krgović M, Marković L, Tavciovski D, Aleksić P, Pavlović P, Magdić B, Jović P, Mandić-Radić S
Vojnosanit Pregl 2000 Mar-Apr;57(2):149-55. PMID: 10934926
Human coronavirus polyadenylated RNA sequences in cerebrospinal fluid from multiple sclerosis patients.
Cristallo A, Gambaro F, Biamonti G, Ferrante P, Battaglia M, Cereda PM
New Microbiol 1997 Apr;20(2):105-14. PMID: 9208420
Brain stem auditory evoked potentials in determining site of lesion of brain stem gliomas in children.
Nodar RH, Hahn J, Levine HL
Laryngoscope 1980 Feb;90(2):258-66. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198002000-00010. PMID: 7354694

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