Rostral transfontanel herniation

Upward transtentorial herniation as a result of mass effect in the posterior fossa has been described in adults by several authors. We report the case of a premature infant, small for gestational age, who experienced rostral herniation of a portion of frontal lobe through the anterior fontanel as th...

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Published inJournal of child neurology Vol. 7; no. 4; p. 392
Main Authors Gay, C T, Kagan-Hallet, K S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1992
Subjects
Blood Chemical Analysis
Cerebral Hemorrhage - physiopathology
Cerebral Infarction - physiopathology
Encephalocele - physiopathology
Frontal Lobe - pathology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Male
Neurologic Examination
Parietal Lobe - pathology
X-Rays
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Summary:Upward transtentorial herniation as a result of mass effect in the posterior fossa has been described in adults by several authors. We report the case of a premature infant, small for gestational age, who experienced rostral herniation of a portion of frontal lobe through the anterior fontanel as the result of a hemorrhagic cerebellar infarction followed by a large parieto-occipital intracerebral hemorrhage.
ISSN:0883-0738
DOI:10.1177/088307389200700411