Hydrocephalus and Dandy- Walker Malformation: a review

• Main Authors: Patricia Alessandra Dastoli Dastoli (Author), Jardel Mendonça Nicácio (Author), Marcos Devanir Silva da Costa (Author), Italo Capraro Suriano (Author), Marcia Cristina da Silva (Author), Sergio Cavalheiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Dandy Walker malformation (DWM) is characterized by agenesis or hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilatation of the fourth ventricle leading to an increase of the posterior fossa and superior dislocation of the lateral sinus, tentorium and torcula. Although it is the commones...