Tentorium hypoplasia with partial occipital lobe herniation

Case contributed by Qutaiba Jaf'ar Mahmoud
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Incidental finding in a patient study done to rule out neuroblastoma metastasis.

Patient Data

Age: 3 years
Gender: Male

Right-sided partial herniation of the occipital lobe into the quadrigeminal cistern through a region of tentorial hypoplasia.

Case Discussion

Tentorial hypoplasia with partial occipital lobe herniation is an uncommon type of brain herniation discovered incidentally in brain images done for other purposes.

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