Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce ...

Starting hyperventilatory treatment when Cushing’s signs appear starts to occlude the cerebral arteries, which decreases the amount of blood in the brain, the swelling and the herniation.

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 ...

Brain herniation happens when brain tissue changes position in the skull, increasing the pressure in this part of the body. Learn more here.

At autopsy there was no herniation of the temporal cortex through the incisura and no brain-stem compression, but there was a foraminal herniation of the cerebellar tonsils.

Concussions are one of the most common injuries in high school football, with an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 cases each year—yet nearly half go unreported, increasing the risk of long-term brain ...

What are the warning signs of severe head trauma? The tricky part is, some of the signs of concussion—a comparatively “mild” brain injury—overlap with those of more severe head trauma.

A look at the importance of recognizing the signs of brain aneurysms and understanding the associated risks.

People who follow Mediterranean or MIND diets may have fewer signs of Alzheimer's disease in their brain tissue, according to a new study.