Q&A About Concussion Diagnosis and Evaluation - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (3 of 8)

You cannot see a concussion on brain imaging, like a CT scan or an MRI, because brain imaging looks at the structure of the brain, and a concussion affects the function of the brain — not its structure.

In this video, parents ask our concussion experts, Dr. Grady and Dr. Masters, questions about concussion diagnosis and evaluation, like "How do you diagnose a concussion?" and "How do you know when a concussion is getting better?"