Dandy Walker syndrome (DWS): management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on dandy walker syndrome (dws): management: Radiological features Hydrocephalus Agenesis of the corpus callosum Occipital meningocele Aqueductal stenosis Abnormal cavum septum pellucidum Blake’s pouch cysts The tail sign: on foetal magnetic resonance imaging…

Radiological features

  • Hydrocephalus
  • Agenesis of the corpus callosum
  • Occipital meningocele
  • Aqueductal stenosis
  • Abnormal cavum septum pellucidum
  • Blake’s pouch cysts
  • The tail sign: on foetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Radiological differential diagnosis

Treatment

References

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