title: Brainstem compression by "kissing vertebral arteries".
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. srahimi@mcg.edu
authors.forename: Scott Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Rahimi
authors.forename: Ahmed R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shakir
authors.forename: Cargill H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Alleyne
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014664:Vasodilation; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery