Brain herniation
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Cerebral herniation, also referred to as acquired intracranial herniation, refers to shift of cerebral tissue from its normal location, into an adjacent space as a result of mass effect. It is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt diagnosis.
Pathology
There are a number of different patterns of cerebral herniation which describe the type of herniation occurring:
- subfalcine herniation
- transalar herniation: ascending and descending
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transtentorial herniation
- downward: uncal herniation
- upward: ascending transtentorial herniation*
- tonsillar herniation*
- extracranial herniation
* theoretically not cerebral but cerebellar herniation
Aetiology
Any intracranial mass can have this effect:
- intracranial haemorrhage
- cerebral swelling
- cerebral infarction
- peritumoural or periabscess oedema
- tumours
- cerebral abscess
See also
-<p><strong>Cerebral herniation</strong>, also referred to as <strong>acquired intracranial herniation</strong>, refers to shift of cerebral tissue from its normal location, into an adjacent space as a result of mass effect. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>There are a number of different patterns of cerebral herniation which describe the type of herniation occurring:</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Cerebral herniation</strong>, also referred to as <strong>acquired intracranial herniation</strong>, refers to shift of cerebral tissue from its normal location, into an adjacent space as a result of mass effect. It is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt diagnosis. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>There are a number of different patterns of cerebral herniation which describe the type of herniation occurring:</p><ul>