will a 1 month old cerebral contusion show up on a ct scan or MRI?

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It's gonna depend on the severity. A slight head injury will heal like any other; no inner or outer signs of trauma, but a more sever injury will be apparent. Swelling, blood pooling in the tissues, areas of decreased electrical activity, etc. would all be apparent if the healing process was not complete.

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Yes, it should.

Yes.
A fresh one (within 24 hours.) will show up better on a CatScan or C/T, while an older one will show up on an MRI with DWI-weighted Imaging.

yes you should come up.

it depends on how severe the contusion is-my guess is no

a contusion is basically a bruise on the brain-these usually heal w/out any lasting effects.

things that will normally stay and show up later on imaging films are old bleeds in the brain and strokes-things that cause death to the brain tissue b/c the brain cannot generate new tissue to replace the dead area.
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i work in trauma icu

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