Brain herniation is typically caused by some form of injury and requires immediate hospitalization. A brain herniation, sometimes described as a cerebral herniation, occurs when brain tissue ...

Of the 51 patients (1 without an incisural but with a foraminal hernia) operated upon in 1952, 8 had tumors, 2 had a spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage, 1 had an occluded carotid artery and 39 had a ...

Acute hydrocephalus (less than 3 days of aSAH) can result in a fatal cerebral hernia, whereas chronic hydrocephalus (more than 3 days of aSAH) can adversely affect a patient's quality of life.