Successful Treatment of Dandy–Walker Syndrome by Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a 6-Month-Old Girl With Progressive Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Literature Review

Dandy–Walker syndrome (DWS) is a congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and fourth ventricle. We report a 6-month-old girl with DWS presenting an initially normal ventricular system and mild cyst-like lesion over the posterior fossa as assessed by postnatal brain sonography. However,...

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Main Authors: Chih-Fen Hu, Hueng-Chuen Fan, Cheng-Fu Chang, Chih-Chien Wang, Shyi-Jou Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-02-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957210000136