Supratentorial

[Justin Bieber]

The tentorium cerebelli is the membrane that separates the brain from the lower parts of your nervous system. Therefore, a supratentorial problem is NOT a way in which doctors can call you crazy without you knowing it. Rather, it is a way for them to define the cause of the neurological problem. Left supratentorial damage causes sensory and motor dysfunction on the right side of your face and body, and vice versa.

[Sarah]

A word used by doctors and nurses to imply that a patients problems are all in their mind. The tentorium is a membrane just under the brain, so supratentorial refers to what is above that, namely the brain. This term can be used in front of the patient or patients family because it sounds like technical jargon.

[Jessica]

Adjective describing patient complaints that have no medical basis, most likely concocted.