neuro17a

Question 1

continued uncal herniation leads to

Answer 1

compression of contralateral peduncle against the free edge of the tentorium with a resulting hemiplegia ipsilateral to the herniating uncus

Question 2

kernohan’s notch phenomenon

Answer 2

when uncal herniation leads to compression of the contralateral peduncle with resulting hemiplegia ipslateral to the herniating uncus

Question 3

another complication of uncal herniation

Answer 3

compression of the posterior cerebral artery produceing medial temporal lobe or occupital lobe ischemia or infarction

Question 4

subfalcine herniation

Answer 4

expansile frontal lobe masses produce herniation of the cingulate gyrus beneath the falx cerebri

Question 5

complication of subfalcine herniation

Answer 5

compression of the anterior cerebral areries result in leg weakness

Question 6

dilated pupil ipsilateral to the side of a mass

Answer 6

early sign of uncal herniation