title: Ependymoma of the fourth ventricle: an unusual presentation.
abstract: The authors describe the case history of a patient who suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage originating from an ependymoma of the fourth ventricle. The unusual nature of this presentation is emphasised in their review of a series of 22 patients with ependymomas of the craniocervical junction.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Neurosurgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Lye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed