Brain herniation is typically caused by some form of injury and requires immediate hospitalization. A brain herniation, sometimes described as a cerebral herniation, occurs when brain tissue, blood, ...

Brain herniation is a life threatening condition that can occur due to a head injury, stroke, or brain tumor. It requires immediate medical treatment. Brain herniation, also known as cerebral ...

Transtentorial Herniation: T1-weighted with gadolinium axial MRIs. Note the midline shift and uncal herniation, as the uncus (medial temporal lobe) is displaced against the midbrain. In addition, note ...

Brandon Heggie urges EMTs and medics that, when it comes to treating head injuries with hyperventilation, you must be mindful as to when to start to use it. I remember hearing on many accounts that ...

Lumbar discectomy is the most common surgical procedure performed in the US for the treatment of back and leg pain, but the benefits of this intervention over nonoperative care have not been proven.

A 65 year-old man with atrial fibrillation had the acute onset of left hemiplegia and a right gaze preference. Initial diffusion-weighted MRI scan indicated a large right MCA infarct. Two days later, ...

Credit: Getty Images. SI-6603 is administered via a single, direct intradiscal injection. Positive topline results were announced from a registrational phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety ...

A healthy 35-year-old, multiparous woman presented to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting and a painful, bloated abdomen. On examination, the patient was afebrile and passing flatus. She ...