Eventually these space occupying lesions obstruct the esophagus and trachea resulting in emaciation and asphyxiation.
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Two days later after re-examining the child, Prof . Lamabadusuriya ordered a CT scan of the brain, since he could not exclude the possibility of a Space Occupying Lesion in the Brain.
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Sudden onset hypertropia in a middle aged or elderly adult may be due to compression of the trochlear nerve and mass effect from a tumor, requiring urgent brain imaging using MRI to localise any space occupying lesion.