Items tagged “herniation”
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Article
Midline shift
Midline shift is one of the most important indicators of increased intracranial pressure due to mass effect.
Pathology
Any intra-axial or extra-axial lesion (tumor, hemorrhage, abscess, etc.) has the potential to exert mass effect on the brain parenchyma and cause lateral shift of the midline ...
Article
Tonsillar herniation
Tonsillar herniation is a type of brain herniation characterized by the inferior descent of the cerebellar tonsils below the foramen magnum 5. Clinically, the presence of tonsillar herniation is often called coning.
The terminology of caudally displaced tonsils is discussed in the article on ce...