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Basal ganglia herniation into the fourth ventricle
M Altumbabic1, M R Del Bigio, S Sutherland
1Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba and Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.
Background:
Transtentorial herniation of large cerebral fragments is a rare phenomenon.
Method:
Case Study.
Results:
Examination of the brain of a 35-year-old male showed massive intracerebral hemorrhage resulting in displacement of basal ganglia components into the fourth ventricle.
Conclusions:
Sufficiently rapid intracerebral bleeding can dissect fragments of cerebrum and displace them long distances across the tentorial opening.