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Hello doctor,
I have headaches. I had a computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain, and the result was normal unenhanced intracranial appearances. What does this mean? I am currently on Omeprazole, Domperidone, Mebeverine, Fexofenadine, Avamys, Ventolin, Seretide, and Ranitidine. I have uploaded photos of my scan.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com. I reviewed carefully your uploaded scan report and images (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and would explain that they indicate a normal brain structure. The term "non enhanced" means that there is no enhancement from the IV (intravenous) contrast, which is a normal finding. Contrast enhancement would be abnormal. The only finding in your CT (computed tomography) scan is a sinus inflammation indicative of chronic sinus infection or allergic reaction and some signs of your past nasal surgery. There is nothing to worry about. Coming to this point, your headaches could be related to a primary migraine headache or a tension-type, etc., depending on the headache characteristics, but this, too, is nothing serious.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I was worried if there were any tumors.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com. I am glad to have been helpful to you.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I would like to know if there are any tumors that would have shown up on the scan.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com. If there was a tumor, it would have been shown up on the CT (computed tomography) scan. So, there is nothing to worry about regarding any possible tumor. Anyway, a brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) would give more information regarding the very small brain structures compared to a brain computed tomography (CT) scan. So, it would be reasonable as a next step to perform a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) just to be sure that everything is fine and you can have more information on your brain structure.
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