Aetiology
Cerebral herniation may be secondary to any of the following situations:
- cerebral oedema
- space occupying lesion:
- blood
- tumour
- abscess
- non-communicating hydrocephalus
- injudicious lumbar puncture in raised intracranial pressure
Reference
- Stevens RD, Shoykhet M, Cadena R. Emergency Neurological Life Support: Intracranial Hypertension and Herniation. Neurocrit Care. 2015 Dec;23 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S76-82.
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