brain herniation

Brain herniation, also referred to as acquired intracranial herniation, refers to shift of brain 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 brain herniation that describe the type of herniation occurring:

• subfalcine herniation
• transalar herniation: ascending and descending
• transtentorial herniation
  • downward: uncal herniation and central herniation
  • upward: ascending transtentorial herniation
• tonsillar herniation
• extracranial (transcalvarial) herniation
• paradoxical brain herniation

Etiology

Any intracranial mass can have this effect:

• intracranial hemorrhage
  • extradural hemorrhage
  • subdural hemorrhage
  • intracerebral hemorrhage
• cerebral swelling
  • cerebral infarction
  • peritumoural or periabscess edema
• tumors
  • brain tumors
  • meningioma
  • base of skull tumors
  • suprasellar tumors
• cerebral abscess

See also

• Kernohan phenomenon

Siehe auch:

• Meningeom
• Intrazerebrale Blutung
• Tumoren der Hypophysenregion
• Hirnabszess
• Ischämischer Schlaganfall
• epidurales Hämatom
• Intrakranielle Blutung
• transalar herniation
• subdurales Hämatom
• Hirntumoren
• ascending transtentorial herniation
• Einklemmung Foramen magnum
• transtentorielle Herniation
• Duret Blutungen
• subfalzine Herniation
• Hirndruck
• paradoxe Hirnherniation
• kernohan's phenomenon
• temporal herniation
• Herniation durch die Kalotte
• zerebraler Mittellinienshift
• extra cranial brain herniation
• Hirntotdiagnostik

und weiter:

• Einklemmung
• Paradoxical brain herniation