title: Are there effective alternatives to surgery for the treatment of symptomatic brainstem cavernous malformation?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Acerbi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: La Corte
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Ludovico
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Incerti
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Foundation Neurological Institute Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: Paolo.Ferroli@istituto-besta.it.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferroli
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Brainstem cavernous malformations; Hemorrhage; Microsurgery; Radiosurgery