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Cystic retrocerebellar malformations: unification of the Dandy-Walker complex and the Blake's pouch cyst. Pediatr Radiol 1993;23(4):258-60

Date

01/01/1993

Pubmed ID

8414749

DOI

10.1007/BF02010910

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0027181899 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   41 Citations

Abstract

Twenty-six cases of developmental retrocerebellar cyst (RCC) formation are studied with respect to determining the usefulness and anatomic relevance of separate terms currently in use, including Dandy-Walker complex, Dandy-Walker malformation, Dandy-Walker variant, mega-cisterna magna (MCM), and Blake's pouch cyst. An anatomic and embryological continuum between Dandy-Walker complex and Blake's pouch cyst is proposed. A method for the useful assessment of RCC is outlined. The patency or closure of the aqueduct is crucial to the evaluation and management of hydrocephalus associated with RCC formation.

Author List

Strand RD, Barnes PD, Poussaint TY, Estroff JA, Burrows PE

Author

Patricia E. Burrows MD Emeritus Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Arachnoid Cysts
Brain
Cerebellum
Child
Child, Preschool
Cisterna Magna
Congenital Abnormalities
Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed