Basal ganglia herniation into the fourth ventricle.
BACKGROUND
Transtentorial herniation of large cerebral fragments is a rare phenomenon.


METHODS
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.
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Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba and Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Sutherland
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D000328:Adult; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed