No acute intracranial abnormality
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In plain language
Nothing inside the skull needs emergency treatment right now: no fresh bleed, no new stroke damage visible, no dangerous swelling. It is a statement about today, not a clean bill of health — long-standing changes can still be described further down the report.
Where you’ll see this
The impression of a head CT or brain MRI, especially one ordered after a fall, a headache or a visit to A&E.
Your report may word it “No acute intracranial process” or “No acute intracranial findings”. These mean the same thing.
Questions worth asking your doctor
- Does "no acute abnormality" rule out the thing I was sent here for?
- Are the changes described lower down old, and do they need anything?
- Which symptoms would mean I should come back and be scanned again?
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