Cerebral softening foci are necrotic softening of brain tissue due to various causes, and cerebral infarction is limited ischemic necrosis of brain tissue, which is the difference between the two.
Various destructive lesions of brain tissue can cause necrotic softening of brain tissue, filling with cerebrospinal fluid and forming cystic softening foci. Common causes include cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, encephalitis, and traumatic brain injury.
Cerebral infarction is ischemic necrosis of brain tissue due to atherosclerosis of large arteries, cardiogenic embolism, and occlusion of small arteries (diabetes, hypertension, etc.).
In short, there are many causes of softening of the brain, cerebral infarction is only one of them, and after cerebral infarction and cerebral hemorrhage, softening foci will be formed when the necrosis of brain tissue exceeds a certain time.
If you find soft foci and cerebral infarction, you should consult a doctor in time to find out the cause and cooperate with the doctor for treatment if necessary.