Brain swelling/body itching??? HELP

[sailaway]

I have focal pain back left side of head, now it feels that my whole head is swelling and is very itchy. Whole body itches, what is this. I'm seeing floating squiggly objects in my vision and pins and needles. Have a left occiptal lesion that could be birth anomoly or low-grade tumor. but size hasn't changed in a month so doctor thinks its a anomly (cortical dysplasia). Since the occipital lesion is in my left side is this a tumor?? What to do.

[sailaway]

I'm 27 years old and had an MRI done in June, revealed a low-grade neoplasm or a congential anomoly. I had an MRI done 1 month later and the mass did not change prompting my nuero-surgoen to say that he thinks its a congenital anomoly. However For the past 2 1/2 months I've been getting pins and needles in body. I'm seeing alot of floaters/sqiqqly objects in my vision, getting focal headaches back left of head. Sometimes it feels like my brain is swelling. recently sometimes my body begins to itch all over. What is happening??

[dr_simran]

Hello sailaway,

The following piece of information would be of great help.
Cortical dysplasia is a congenital abnormality where the neurons in an area of the brain failed to migrate in the proper formation in utero. Occasionally neurons will develop that are larger than normal in certain areas. This causes the signals sent through the neurons in these areas to misfire, which sends an incorrect signal. It is commonly found near the cerebral cortex and is associated with seizures and may be associated with some level of developmental delay(s). Instead of using medication to suppress the seizures, surgery is increasingly becoming a popular solution for the problem.
Focal cortical dysplasia is the most common cause of intractable epilepsy in children and is a frequent cause of epilepsy in adults. All forms of focal cortical dysplasia lead to disorganization of the normal structure of the cerebral cortex. Focal cortical dysplasia associated with enlarged cells is known as FCDIIB. The enlarged cells are called balloon cells for their large elliptical shape, displaced nucleus, and lack of dendrites or axons. The developmental origin of balloon cells is unknown although they are believed to be derived from neuronal or glial progenitor cells. Balloon cells are similar in structure to giant cells in the disorder tuberous sclerosis complex. Other large cells known as cytomegalic neurons or dysplastic neurons exhibit an enlarged cell body but clear axons and dendrites. It is widely hypothesized that balloon cells and dysplastic neurons contribute to seizures in patients with cortical dysplasia

Refer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortical_dysplasia

What is your age? What has been the current symptoms? Answers to these questions would further help.

Best