Neurocutaneous melanosis and the Dandy-Walker complex: An uncommon but not so insignificant association

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1533-1539

  Marnet, Dominique ^a,c   Vinchon, Matthieu ^a   Mostofi, Keyvan ^b   Catteau, Benoit ^a   Kerdraon, Olivier ^a   Dhellemmes, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CHU de Fort de France   (France)

^c 4 Rue Mulet ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Dandy; Giant congenital nevus; Hydrocephalus; Intracranial hypertension; Neurocutaneous melanosis; Walker complex

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CISPLATIN; CORTICOSTEROID; FOTEMUSTINE; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CISTERNA MAGNA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DEATH; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EPILEPSY; EYE FUNDUS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; MENINGEAL CYST; MICROSCOPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS MELANOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; PATHOGENESIS; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SHUNTING; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR BIOPSY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 70449522969     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0976-6     Document Type: Review

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