Hello Raj,

I wish I could put your mind at rest, but without knowing her medical history, or seeing her scan, I can't. Only her doctor can do that because only he/she has all facts at their disposal; all the parts of the jigsaw puzzle so to speak.

You asked if the spots on her brain could be something other than cancer. Without a known tumor somewhere else in her body, then yes ... it is possible. If she is thought to have (say) lung cancer, then spots in her brain then become more sinister.

There are many conditions that put spots up there. I have them, and I have MS. People who suffer from migraines get them. Those with dementia get them. To make a diagnosis from looking at the spots on a scan, then the whole medical history must be known, and a physical examination should be performed by a doctor who has all these facts at his/her finger tips. Only then can a diagnosis be made.

Can it be related to dementia? Yes it can, BUT there has to be other things present as well. A history of many mini strokes, (or TIAs) will show up as spots on the brain and can cause dementia. There are usually a lot of these spots and their position in the brain relate directly to the behaviour of the person.

You also asked if there any treatment available. I'm sorry but I cannot answer that. Treatment and prognosis depend entirely on what the diagnosis is, and so far your mother doesn't seem to have one.

I'm sorry that I've not been able to help you with the questions you most wanted answers to, but I do hope that your mother gets a diagnosis soon, and that's it's not a life threatening one.