ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2011
Hydrocephalus in Dandy-Walker malformation.
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- Is there a role in the central nervous system development for using corticosteroids to treat meningomyelocele and hydrocephalus?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical features and treatment of methylmalonic acidemia complicated with Dandy-Walker syndrome: a report of four cases and review of literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Review
- Dandy-Walker spectrum with bilateral optic atrophy and seizure disorder: a case report and literature review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Dandy-Walker syndrome: an updated literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Review
- Adult-Onset Syringomyelia in Dandy-Walker Malformation Patients: Clinical Insights and Literature Review.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Unraveling Dandy-Walker Malformation: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Case Insight.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Neonatal Dandy-Walker syndrome: a case report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Dandy-Walker syndrome: a bibliometric analysis of the most 100 cited articles.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
- Concurrent Dandy-Walker malformation and persistent fetal vasculature: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
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- Dandy-Walker Phenotype with Brainstem Involvement: 2 Distinct Subgroups with Different Prognosis.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2023Article
- Endoscopic ultrasonic aspiration of posterior fossa abscess in Dandy-Walker malformation: case report.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- A large growing occipital meningocele with Dandy-Walker syndrome: A case report and review of the literature.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
- Costs of pediatric hydrocephalus treatment for the Brazilian public health system in the Northeast of Brazil.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Occipital encephalocele associated with Dandy-Walker malformation: a case-based review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2022Review
- Children hydrocephalus in Togo: etiologies, treatment, and outcomes.Surgical neurology international · 2022Article
- Trigeminal neuralgia caused by Dandy-walker malformation: A case report and systematic review of the literature.Radiology case reports · 2021Article
- Diagnostic Approach to Cerebellar Hypoplasia.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2021Review
- The incidence of hydrocephalus among patients with and without spinal muscular atrophy (SMA): Results from a US electronic health records study.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionEven if the first description of Dandy-Walker dates back 1887, difficulty in the establishment of correct diagnosis, especially concerning differential diagnosis with other types of posterior fossa CSF collection, still persists. Further confusion is added by the inclusion, in some classification, of different malformations with different prognosis and therapeutic strategy under the same label of "Dandy-Walker".
methodsAn extensive literature review concerning embryologic, etiologic, pathogenetic, clinical and neuroradiological aspects has been performed. Therapeutic options, prognosis and intellectual outcome are also reviewed.
conclusionThe correct interpretation of the modern neuroradiologic techniques, including CSF flow MR imaging, may help in identifying a "real" Dandy-Walker malformation. Among therapeutical strategies, single shunting (ventriculo-peritoneal or cyst-peritoneal shunts) appears effective in the control of both ventricle and cyst size. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy may be considered an acceptable alternative, especially in older children, with the aim to reduce the shunt-related problems. Prognosis and intellectual outcome mostly depend on the presence of associated malformations, the degree of vermian malformation and the adequate control of hydrocephalus.
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