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==Types==
==Types==
# Uncal
[[File:Brain herniation.png|thumbnail|Type of brain herniation]]
##blown pupil
#Uncal
##hemiparesis/babinski (75% contralat)
#*Blown pupil ([[third nerve palsy]], compression from uncus into tentorium cerebelli
# Central Transtentorial
#*[[weakness|Hemiparesis]]/babinski (75% contralateral)
##B pinpoint --> nonresponsive midpoint
#Central Transtentorial
##B motor weakness/inc tone
#*Pinpoint → nonresponsive midpoint pupils
# Cerebellotonsilar
#*Motor [[weakness]]  → increased tone → flexor, then extensor posturing
##B pinpoint
#Cerebellotonsilar (posterior fossa pressure)
##sudden cario/resp colapse
#*Pinpoint pupils
##flacid quadraplegia
#*Sudden [[respiratory failure|respiratory]] and [[shock|cardiovascular collapse]]
# Upward Transtentorial
#*Flaccid [[weakness|quadriplegia]]
##B pinpoint
#Upward Transtentorial
##downward conjugate gaze
#*Pinpoint pupils
#*Downward conjugate gaze
#Subfalcine herniation (cerebral mass lesion causes medial surface of affected hemisphere to push against rigid falx cerebri, then herniate underneath)
#*Cingulate gyrus most commonly affected
#*Often clinically silent


==Source==
==See Also==
5/15/06 DONALDSON (adapted from Rosen)
*[[Elevated intracranial pressure]]
*[[Head trauma (main)]]
*[[Intracranial hemorrhage (main)]]


[[Category:Neuro]]
==References==
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[[Category:Neurology]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 1 October 2019

Types

Type of brain herniation
  1. Uncal
  2. Central Transtentorial
    • Pinpoint → nonresponsive midpoint pupils
    • Motor weakness → increased tone → flexor, then extensor posturing
  3. Cerebellotonsilar (posterior fossa pressure)
  4. Upward Transtentorial
    • Pinpoint pupils
    • Downward conjugate gaze
  5. Subfalcine herniation (cerebral mass lesion causes medial surface of affected hemisphere to push against rigid falx cerebri, then herniate underneath)
    • Cingulate gyrus most commonly affected
    • Often clinically silent

See Also

References