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Bullet in brain

Postby Mandy on Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:14 am

This may be a strange one....is it possible that a bullet in the brain could be missed on a CAT scan of the brain? My husband got "a nick " from a bullet on his scalp whilst in Iraq and had a CAT scan that was normal....he has been acting strangely since he came home and I wonder if the bullet got into his brain after all but was missed on the CT?

Sorry for the weird question!
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Re: Bullet in brain

Postby clinicalguru3 on Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:04 am

We have answered your question on our main site. You can find the answer and a picture of what a bullet in the brain actually looks like on a CT scan at http://www.asktheneurologist.com/bullet ... brain.html.

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