title: A report of six surgically treated cases.
abstract: Six cases of brain-stem hematoma are described. The clinical presentation in these cases was extremely variable. Operative evacuation of the hematoma resulted in immediate improvement in all cases, and a full or nearly full recovery in five. Untreated brain-stem hematoma is probably always fatal, whereas surgical evacuation is effective and safe. The diagnosis of brain-stem hematoma should be considered in any case of brain-stem lesion.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging