A traumatic brain injury causing tentorial herniation has symptoms such as:
a. confusion, hypoventilation, tachycardia and pupildilation
b. confusion, hyperventilation, bradycardia and pupildilation.
c. confusion, hypoventilation, bradycardia and pupilconstriction.
d. confusion, hyperventilation, tachycardia and pupil
constriction.
b
Tentorial herniation occurs when the brain tissue swells
and herniates into the foramen magnum. This causes brain
stem constriction and reduces the brain's blood supply. If not
treated urgently, it can cause irreversible brain damage.
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