Can CT Scan Results Of A Concussion Patient Be Normal?

Posted on Wed, 16 Mar 2016

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Wed, 16 Mar 2016 Answered on

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Question : Is it possible for the CT Scan results of a concussion patient to be totally normal?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Arnab (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Concussion doesn't get picked up in CT-Scan

Detailed Answer:
Hello Kindletheferviddemon, Welcome to HCM,

At first let me assure you that Concussion is always the mildest form of head injury, which involves a temporary shaking of the brain matter due to external impact of the injury..

So please don't worry as it's temporary thing which gets resolved over a period of time (the time period lasts from few days to even months depends on the impact and severity of the injury).

As for CT-scan is concerned, the answer is no. Concussion injury doesn't get picked up by CT-scan so it's quite likely that your CT-scan will be absolutely normal..

I hope this will clear your doubt. Let me know if you have any further doubts..

Take Care
Kind Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee