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Cerebral herniation

MedGen UID:
639971
•Concept ID:
C0553686
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Hernia cerebri
SNOMED CT: Cerebral herniation (49453006); Hernia cerebri (49453006)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Safety and Tolerability of 23.4% Hypertonic Saline Administered Over 2 to 5 Minutes for the Treatment of Cerebral Herniation and Intracranial Pressure Elevation.
O'Brien SK, Koehl JL, Demers LB, Hayes BD, Barra ME
Neurocrit Care 2023 Apr;38(2):312-319. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01604-1. PMID: 36171519
Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2019 Consensus and Guidelines-Based Algorithm for First and Second Tier Therapies.
Kochanek PM, Tasker RC, Bell MJ, Adelson PD, Carney N, Vavilala MS, Selden NR, Bratton SL, Grant GA, Kissoon N, Reuter-Rice KE, Wainwright MS
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019 Mar;20(3):269-279. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001737. PMID: 30830015
Brain code and coma recovery: aggressive management of cerebral herniation.
Kalanuria AA, Geocadin RG, Püttgen HA
Semin Neurol 2013 Apr;33(2):133-41. Epub 2013 Jul 25 doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1348961. PMID: 23888397

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgery for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
de Oliveira Manoel AL
Crit Care 2020 Feb 7;24(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-2749-2. PMID: 32033578Free PMC Article
Decompressive craniectomy for acute ischemic stroke.
Beez T, Munoz-Bendix C, Steiger HJ, Beseoglu K
Crit Care 2019 Jun 7;23(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2490-x. PMID: 31174580Free PMC Article
Malaria: fluid therapy in severe disease.
Hodgson SH, Angus BJ
BMJ Clin Evid 2016 Jan 22;2016 PMID: 26927582Free PMC Article
High-volume plasma exchange in patients with acute liver failure: An open randomised controlled trial.
Larsen FS, Schmidt LE, Bernsmeier C, Rasmussen A, Isoniemi H, Patel VC, Triantafyllou E, Bernal W, Auzinger G, Shawcross D, Eefsen M, Bjerring PN, Clemmesen JO, Hockerstedt K, Frederiksen HJ, Hansen BA, Antoniades CG, Wendon J
J Hepatol 2016 Jan;64(1):69-78. Epub 2015 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.08.018. PMID: 26325537
The prehospital management of traumatic brain injury.
Goldberg SA, Rojanasarntikul D, Jagoda A
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;127:367-78. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52892-6.00023-4. PMID: 25702228

Diagnosis

Brain Herniation and Intracranial Hypertension.
Tadevosyan A, Kornbluth J
Neurol Clin 2021 May;39(2):293-318. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.02.005. PMID: 33896520
Hyponatremia in Neurosurgical Patients.
Hannon MJ, Thompson CJ
Front Horm Res 2019;52:143-160. Epub 2019 Jan 15 doi: 10.1159/000493244. PMID: 32097924
Types of Cerebral Herniation and Their Imaging Features.
Riveros Gilardi B, Muñoz López JI, Hernández Villegas AC, Garay Mora JA, Rico Rodríguez OC, Chávez Appendini R, De la Mora Malváez M, Higuera Calleja JA
Radiographics 2019 Oct;39(6):1598-1610. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019190018. PMID: 31589570
New developments in the neuroradiological diagnosis of craniocerebral trauma.
Parizel PM, Van Goethem JW, Ozsarlak O, Maes M, Phillips CD
Eur Radiol 2005 Mar;15(3):569-81. Epub 2005 Feb 5 doi: 10.1007/s00330-004-2558-z. PMID: 15696294
Cerebral malaria.
Warrell DA
Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1992 Jun 6;122(23):879-86. PMID: 1615297

Therapy

Safety and Tolerability of 23.4% Hypertonic Saline Administered Over 2 to 5 Minutes for the Treatment of Cerebral Herniation and Intracranial Pressure Elevation.
O'Brien SK, Koehl JL, Demers LB, Hayes BD, Barra ME
Neurocrit Care 2023 Apr;38(2):312-319. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01604-1. PMID: 36171519
Surgery for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
de Oliveira Manoel AL
Crit Care 2020 Feb 7;24(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-2749-2. PMID: 32033578Free PMC Article
Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2019 Consensus and Guidelines-Based Algorithm for First and Second Tier Therapies.
Kochanek PM, Tasker RC, Bell MJ, Adelson PD, Carney N, Vavilala MS, Selden NR, Bratton SL, Grant GA, Kissoon N, Reuter-Rice KE, Wainwright MS
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019 Mar;20(3):269-279. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001737. PMID: 30830015
Cerebral Edema and Elevated Intracranial Pressure.
Koenig MA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2018 Dec;24(6):1588-1602. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000665. PMID: 30516597
High-volume plasma exchange in patients with acute liver failure: An open randomised controlled trial.
Larsen FS, Schmidt LE, Bernsmeier C, Rasmussen A, Isoniemi H, Patel VC, Triantafyllou E, Bernal W, Auzinger G, Shawcross D, Eefsen M, Bjerring PN, Clemmesen JO, Hockerstedt K, Frederiksen HJ, Hansen BA, Antoniades CG, Wendon J
J Hepatol 2016 Jan;64(1):69-78. Epub 2015 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.08.018. PMID: 26325537

Prognosis

Mortality prediction and long-term outcomes for civilian cerebral gunshot wounds: A decision-tree algorithm based on a single trauma center.
Kim LH, Quon JL, Cage TA, Lee MB, Pham L, Singh H
J Clin Neurosci 2020 May;75:71-79. Epub 2020 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.03.027. PMID: 32241644
Types of Cerebral Herniation and Their Imaging Features.
Riveros Gilardi B, Muñoz López JI, Hernández Villegas AC, Garay Mora JA, Rico Rodríguez OC, Chávez Appendini R, De la Mora Malváez M, Higuera Calleja JA
Radiographics 2019 Oct;39(6):1598-1610. doi: 10.1148/rg.2019190018. PMID: 31589570
Decompressive craniectomy for acute ischemic stroke.
Beez T, Munoz-Bendix C, Steiger HJ, Beseoglu K
Crit Care 2019 Jun 7;23(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2490-x. PMID: 31174580Free PMC Article
New developments in the neuroradiological diagnosis of craniocerebral trauma.
Parizel PM, Van Goethem JW, Ozsarlak O, Maes M, Phillips CD
Eur Radiol 2005 Mar;15(3):569-81. Epub 2005 Feb 5 doi: 10.1007/s00330-004-2558-z. PMID: 15696294
Acute liver failure.
Kramer L
Wien Klin Wochenschr 2004 Feb 16;116(3):67-81. doi: 10.1007/BF03040699. PMID: 15008314

Clinical prediction guides

Safety and Tolerability of 23.4% Hypertonic Saline Administered Over 2 to 5 Minutes for the Treatment of Cerebral Herniation and Intracranial Pressure Elevation.
O'Brien SK, Koehl JL, Demers LB, Hayes BD, Barra ME
Neurocrit Care 2023 Apr;38(2):312-319. Epub 2022 Sep 28 doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01604-1. PMID: 36171519
Decompressive craniectomy for acute ischemic stroke.
Beez T, Munoz-Bendix C, Steiger HJ, Beseoglu K
Crit Care 2019 Jun 7;23(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2490-x. PMID: 31174580Free PMC Article
Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2019 Consensus and Guidelines-Based Algorithm for First and Second Tier Therapies.
Kochanek PM, Tasker RC, Bell MJ, Adelson PD, Carney N, Vavilala MS, Selden NR, Bratton SL, Grant GA, Kissoon N, Reuter-Rice KE, Wainwright MS
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019 Mar;20(3):269-279. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000001737. PMID: 30830015
High-volume plasma exchange in patients with acute liver failure: An open randomised controlled trial.
Larsen FS, Schmidt LE, Bernsmeier C, Rasmussen A, Isoniemi H, Patel VC, Triantafyllou E, Bernal W, Auzinger G, Shawcross D, Eefsen M, Bjerring PN, Clemmesen JO, Hockerstedt K, Frederiksen HJ, Hansen BA, Antoniades CG, Wendon J
J Hepatol 2016 Jan;64(1):69-78. Epub 2015 Aug 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.08.018. PMID: 26325537
New developments in the neuroradiological diagnosis of craniocerebral trauma.
Parizel PM, Van Goethem JW, Ozsarlak O, Maes M, Phillips CD
Eur Radiol 2005 Mar;15(3):569-81. Epub 2005 Feb 5 doi: 10.1007/s00330-004-2558-z. PMID: 15696294

Recent systematic reviews

The prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic cerebral infarction in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhi-Ling C, Qi L, Jun-Yong Y, Bang-Qing Y
Bioengineered 2022 May;13(5):11706-11717. doi: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2070999. PMID: 35521755Free PMC Article
External Lumbar Drainage following Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Badhiwala J, Lumba-Brown A, Hawryluk GWJ, Ghajar J
Neurosurgery 2021 Aug 16;89(3):395-405. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab181. PMID: 34171100
Association of Ventilation during Initial Trauma Resuscitation for Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
Howard MB, McCollum N, Alberto EC, Kotler H, Mottla ME, Tiusaba L, Keller S, Marsic I, Sarcevic A, Burd RS, O'Connell KJ
Prehosp Disaster Med 2021 Aug;36(4):460-465. Epub 2021 May 31 doi: 10.1017/S1049023X21000534. PMID: 34057405Free PMC Article
Community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis in adults: a clinical update.
Ellis J, Luintel A, Chandna A, Heyderman RS
Br Med Bull 2019 Sep 19;131(1):57-70. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz023. PMID: 31556944
Decompressive craniectomy in children: single-center series and systematic review.
Güresir E, Schuss P, Seifert V, Vatter H
Neurosurgery 2012 Apr;70(4):881-8; discussion 888-9. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318237a6a6. PMID: 21946506

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