The Dandy-Walker variant: A case series of 24 pediatric patients and evaluation of associated anomalies, incidence of hydrocephalus, and developmental outcomes

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 194-199

  Sasaki Adams, Deanna ^a,d   Elbabaa, Samer K ^a,c   Jewells, Valerie ^a   Carter, Lori ^a   Campbell, Jeffrey W ^b   Ritter, Ann M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Campus Box #7060 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dandy Walker complex; Dandy Walker malformation; Dandy Walker variant; Hydrocephalus; Posterior fossa anomaly; Posterior fossa cystic lesion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE STUDY; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DEATH; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 54049120737     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/2/9/194     Document Type: Article

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