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#*hemiparesis/babinski (75% contralat)
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#Central Transtentorial
#Central Transtentorial
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#*B pinpoint nonresponsive midpoint
#*B motor weakness/inc tone
#*B motor weakness/inc tone
#Cerebellotonsilar
#Cerebellotonsilar

Revision as of 23:04, 8 February 2017

Types

Type of brain herniation
  1. Uncal
    • blown pupil
    • hemiparesis/babinski (75% contralat)
  2. Central Transtentorial
    • B pinpoint → nonresponsive midpoint
    • B motor weakness/inc tone
  3. Cerebellotonsilar
    • B pinpoint
    • sudden cario/resp colapse
    • flacid quadraplegia
  4. Upward Transtentorial
    • B pinpoint
    • downward conjugate gaze

See Also

References