Table 1

Patients with cavernous malformations of the brain stem

Patient NoSexAge (y)No of haemorrhagic eventsPreoperative Rankin scorePostoperative Rankin scoreLocalisationOperative approachFollow up (months)
1M33352PonsRetromastoidal52
2F24211Medulla oblongataSubcerebellar48
3M25101PonsRetromastoidal110
4M34244Ponto-mesencephalicPresigmoidal-transtentorial70
5F47343MesencephalonPresigmoidal-transtentorial44
6M27321PontomesencephalicSupracerebellar21
7F32211PonsRetromastoidal15
8F28122PonsSubcerebellar16
9M23210MesencephalonSupracerebellar106
10F24111Medulla oblongataSubcerebellar23
11F18231Crus ceribriFronto-orbitozygomatic11
12M36222PonsRetromastoidal12