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Vol. 15. Issue 4.
Pages 384-387 (January 2004)
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Vol. 15. Issue 4.
Pages 384-387 (January 2004)
Lesión mesencefálica contralateral por hernia cerebral. Imagen en Resonancia Magnética de la Hendidura de Kernohan (Kernohan‘s Notch)
Contralateral mesencephalic injury due to tentorial uncal herniation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the Kernohan’s notch
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J. Giménez-Pando
, J.M. Cabezudo-Artero, I. Fernández-Portales, J.A. Rodríguez-Sánchez, L. Gómez-Perals, L. Lorenzana, F. Ugarriza
Servicio de Neurocirugía. Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina. Badajoz
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Presentamos un caso de hemiparesia ipsilateral a un hematoma extradural traumático, como consecuencia de la denominada “Hendidura de Kernohan” (Kernohan’s notch). Documentamos la lesión mediante imágenes axiales y coronales en resonancia magnética.

Palabras clave:
Hematoma extradural
Hendidura de Kernohan
Herniación cerebral
Kernohan's notch
Resonancia magnética
Summary

We report a case of a traumatic epidural hematoma with ipsilateral hemiparesis, due to the so-called Kernohan’s notch. We document the injury with axial and coronal magnetic resonance imaging.

Key words:
Cerebral herniation
Epidural hematoma
Kernohan’s notch
Magnetic resonance imaging

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