What is Brain Herniation?
Brain herniation is an extremely dangerous medical condition in which the tissues of the brain become displaced in some way due to an increase in intercranial pressure, the pressure inside the skull. The increase in pressure causes the brain to expand, but because it has nowhere to go inside the skull, it becomes badly damaged. In some cases, brain herniation is treatable, but in other instances it will lead to coma and eventual death. The brain is an extremely unique and interesting organ. Unlike other organs, it doesn’t have a very large margin for swelling, because it is encased inside the extremely inflexible skull. As a general rule, the inflexibility of the skull is a good thing, because it prevents damage to the brain and keeps it securely cradled. However, when intercranial pressure rises, the skull turns into a sort of pressure cooker, with the tissues of the brain being forced into areas they don’t normally go in an attempt to cope with the pressure. Brain tissue does not app
