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Focal Area Of Encephalomalacia. It is essentially an area of brain that is dead. The disorder generally occurs due to a stroke or some serious head injury which can lead to bleeding or hemorrhage into the brain. A softening of the brain can occur in a specific area or can be widespread. It also carries nerve signals throughout the cerebrum and different parts of the brain.
It can be focal or diffuse and can be seen in adults children and even in utero. The causes of encephalomalacia are different types of trauma to the brain a cerebral hemorrhage or a cerebral ischemia. The disorder generally occurs due to a stroke or some serious head injury which can lead to bleeding or hemorrhage into the brain. Encephalomalacia and gliosis refer to brain damage or loss of brain cells. A hemorrhage or bleed into the brain can cause encephalomalacia which is typically seen in a localized area where there is an abnormal collection of blood. Though rare extensive softening of the brain can also be caused by degeneration or deterioration of the brain.
After trauma characteristic locations are anteroinferior frontal and temporal lobes.
Encephalomalacia can occur anywhere in the brain. Encephalomalacia also named as cerebral softening is an area of focal brain damage that is most commonly seen in areas with insufficient blood supply. Encephalomalacia can be localized or it can spread to adjacent brain tissue from a local focal area. Complication of the endoscopic sinus surgery. This area of tissue undergoes contractions and eventually forms encephalomalacia within the brain Traumatic brain injury Blunt force trauma to the skull will lead to. Cerebral Softening is most commonly seen in areas with an abnormal accumulation of blood.