Question: My husband was just diagnosed with softening of the brain, which I assume means Encephalomalacia. He was just told yesterday and hasn't exactly shared anything with me. I found out through a family member. He had a fusion replacement which went bad. He lost 17 units of blood when his iliac vein was severed. He attempted a spinal stimulator the following year which resulted in a clot requiring it to be removed. He was paralyzed and had started to show great improvement after 4 months. Suddenly, he lost leg strength, has bouts of instability, muscle weakness, and dizziness. He went from barely sleeping 3 hours a night to sleeping 9-10 hours without any problem. The doctor ordered the CT scan or MRI (I honestly can't remember which there have been so many tests). That is when she called him in and told him of the softening of the brain and strongly recommended he see a neurologist ASAP. There are so man letters behind doctor's names, I just want to know if an MD specializing in neurology is the right one.