What is brain herniation? Learn about brain herniation

Brain herniation is a common brain disease. This disease has a great impact on people's health, so everyone must receive timely treatment, otherwise it will seriously endanger the health of the body.

Simply put, the normal tissue in the brain cavity is squeezed by the diseased part and shifted from the correct anatomical position to the abnormal anatomical position. Since the brain is in a dominant state in the human body, the limited function of the brain tissue will cause serious clinical symptoms. This is brain herniation.

Brain herniation is divided into several categories according to the location of brain herniation. The three most common types are transtentorial herniation (temporal lobe herniation), foramen magnum herniation (cerebellar tonsil herniation), and subfalcine herniation (cingulate gyrus herniation). The clinical symptoms vary depending on the location of brain herniation.

Brain herniation is caused by a sharp increase in intracranial pressure, so once it is diagnosed, measures should be taken as soon as possible to reduce intracranial pressure and alleviate the condition. Brain herniation basically requires a craniotomy to completely remove the space-occupying lesions in the brain. Even if the diagnosis cannot be confirmed, palliative surgery should be performed to reduce intracranial pressure.

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We must deal with brain diseases as quickly as possible, especially brain herniation caused by intracranial hypertension. Patients are prone to respiratory failure, vital sign disorders, and then death. Therefore, it is necessary to make a prompt diagnosis and emergency treatment to avoid this irreversible phenomenon.