title: The role of neurosurgery in the management of posterior fossa stroke.
abstract: With appropriate treatment, most patients with a posterior fossa stroke make a good recovery. The majority of patients do not require surgery. A strategy based upon clear guidelines for early surgical treatment can reduce potentially avoidable mortality and morbidity without exposing other patients to the risk of operative complications from unnecessary intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Teasdale
mesh_terms: D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans