Uncal Herniation Occurs When

question 53

Multiple Choice

Uncal herniation occurs when:

• A)the hippocampal gyrus shifts from the middle fossa through the tentorial notch into the posterior fossa.
• B)the diencephalon shifts from the middle fossa straight downward through the tentorial notch into the posterior fossa.
• C)the cingulate gyrus shifts under the falx cerebri.
• D)a cerebellar tonsil shifts through the foramen magnum.

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