Tectal breaking is seen in -
High-Yield Explanation
Arnold Chiari malformation :
It is herniation of tonsils of cerebellum and medulla oblongata through Foramen magnum into vertebral canal. This results in blockage of exits in the roof of the fourth ventricle (foramen of Magendie & Luschka) causing hydrocephalus. Schwartz mentions that —
"there is a dorsal kink in the cervicomedullary junction and breaking of the Quadrigeminal plate."
The quadrigeminal plate is the dorsal part of the midbrain and its another name is Tectum.