Upward transtentorial herniation

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Aug 13;8(12):3573-3574. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3237. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Abstract

While subfalcine, transtentorial, and transmagnal herniation are most often thought of as downward phenomena, brain herniation can also occur in the upward direction with similarly disastrous clinical consequences.

Keywords: brain injury; brainstem; transtentorial herniation; upward herniation.