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Kernohan's notch is seen in the following organ injury:

A
Brain
B
Lungs
C
Right lobe of the liver
D
Left lobe of the liver
High-Yield Explanation
When severe brain swelling or a space occupying lesion causes raised intracranial pressure above the tentorium, compression of the midbrain against the free edge of the tentorium may occur. This may be unilateral causing grooving of a cerebral peduncle called Kernohan's notch. Ref: Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Narayan Reddy, 27th edition, Page 225.

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