An 82-year-old woman was taken to the emergency department due to sudden onset severe headache, nausea, and vomiting. The patient was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme in the left frontal lobe of the brain. He is receiving palliative care. He has a blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg, a pulse of 110 / min, and a respiratory rate of 21 / min. The patient is conscious but slightly drowsy An emergency CT scan of the head shows that bleeding within the tumor causes significant surrounding edema. The left cingulate gyrus is seen herniating beneath the falx cerebri Based on these radiological findings, what findings you would expect in this patient?

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Eductional Objective: Subfalcine herniation occurs when the cingulate gyrus protrudes beneath the falx cerebri. It compresses the anterior cerebral artery. Leg weakness would result.

An 82-Year-Old Woman Was Taken to the Emergency Department Due