When the nurse assesses brain tissue extruding through an unstable skull fracture, it is documented as which type of herniation syndrome?
A) Central transtentorial
B) Cingulate
C) Tonsillar
D) Transcalvarial

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Transcalvarial herniation describes the situation in which brain tissue is extruded through an unstable skull fracture. Central transtentorial herniation is downward displacement of the diencephalon through the tentorial notch. Cingulate herniation occurs when the frontal lobes of the cerebrum are compressed, resulting in compression of the cingulated gyrus under the falx cerebri. Tonsillar herniation, or cerebellar herniation, occurs when the cerebellar tonsil shifts through the foramen magnum.

When the Nurse Assesses Brain Tissue Extruding Through an Unstable