ATLS Written Review
what part of the brain most commonly herniates through the tentorial notch? - Uncus (medial part of temporal lobe) does weakness occur on the same or opposite side of the uncal herniation? - OPPOSITE. the corticospinal tract of the midbrain is compressed and then crosses at the foramen magnum. state: Ipsilateral/contralateral ____ pupillary dilation associated with _____ hemiparesis is the classic sign of uncial herniation. - Ipsa contra average ICP is _____ mmHg. - 10 The Monro Kellie doctrine states that the total volume of intracranial contents must remain constant, because the cranium is ___ - a rigid, non-expandable containe
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- meningeal arteries
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csf this cushions the brain and spinal cord