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What Causes Cyst On Brain And Is This Dangerous?

I was told by a hospital that I have a cyst on my brain. They said that I could have been born with it as a baby. I had an MRI back in 2009 and the results showed a cyst on my brain.I saw a specialists, but all she said was: please come back in 6 months and she would check on it. She said nothing else about it. I was horrified!! 6 months is too long of a wait.Could you please tell me, exactly what it means to have a cyst on my brain? and if this is dangerous?

Thanks so much.
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your MRI brain details and anxiety about the reports.

Unfortunately, you have not posted the details of the MRI report. I request you to upload the complete MRI brain report, for us to understand it better.

Also, what are your symptoms, for which MRI brain was done?

There are some cysts in the brain, which are present since birth. These include arachnoid cyst and porencephalic cysts. These cysts contain water and may not cause any harm. If there are no significant symptoms because of your cysts, no action is needed. An MRI may be repeated after six months to see if there is any increase in the size of cyst.

If the cyst increases in size, it can be removed by a surgery.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in

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What Causes Cyst On Brain And Is This Dangerous?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your MRI brain details and anxiety about the reports. Unfortunately, you have not posted the details of the MRI report. I request you to upload the complete MRI brain report, for us to understand it better. Also, what are your symptoms, for which MRI brain was done? There are some cysts in the brain, which are present since birth. These include arachnoid cyst and porencephalic cysts. These cysts contain water and may not cause any harm. If there are no significant symptoms because of your cysts, no action is needed. An MRI may be repeated after six months to see if there is any increase in the size of cyst. If the cyst increases in size, it can be removed by a surgery. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in