uncal herniation การใช้

• A common type of herniation is uncal herniation.
• Uncal herniation may advance to central herniation.
• The sliding uncus syndrome represents uncal herniation without alteration in the level of consciousness and other sequelae mentioned above.
• In uncal herniation, the uncus hippocampus becomes compressed against the free edge of the tentorium cerebelli, frequently leading to brainstem compression.
• Some of the causes of anisocoria are life-threatening, including Horner's syndrome ( which may be due to carotid dissection ) and oculomotor nerve palsy ( due to a brain aneurysm, uncal herniation, or head trauma ).