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Abnormal cerebral ventricle morphology

MedGen UID:
871242
•Concept ID:
C4025724
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the cerebral ventricles
 
HPO: HP:0002118

Definition

Any structural abnormality of the cerebral ventricles. [from HPO]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fetal cerebral ventriculomegaly: What do we tell the prospective parents?
Giorgione V, Haratz KK, Constantini S, Birnbaum R, Malinger G
Prenat Diagn 2022 Dec;42(13):1674-1681. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1002/pd.6266. PMID: 36371614Free PMC Article
Cerebrospinal fluid and the early brain development of autism.
Shen MD
J Neurodev Disord 2018 Dec 13;10(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s11689-018-9256-7. PMID: 30541429Free PMC Article
Towards the understanding of Down syndrome using mouse models.
Yamakawa K
Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2012 Jun;52(2):67-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2012.00367.x. PMID: 22639990
Which characteristics of schizophrenia predate psychosis?
Davies N, Russell A, Jones P, Murray RM
J Psychiatr Res 1998 May-Aug;32(3-4):121-31. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3956(97)00027-7. PMID: 9793865
MR signal abnormalities at 1.5 T in Alzheimer's dementia and normal aging.
Fazekas F, Chawluk JB, Alavi A, Hurtig HI, Zimmerman RA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987 Aug;149(2):351-6. doi: 10.2214/ajr.149.2.351. PMID: 3496763

Diagnosis

Fetal cerebral ventriculomegaly: What do we tell the prospective parents?
Giorgione V, Haratz KK, Constantini S, Birnbaum R, Malinger G
Prenat Diagn 2022 Dec;42(13):1674-1681. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1002/pd.6266. PMID: 36371614Free PMC Article
Giant, calcified colloid cyst of the lateral ventricle.
Two A, Christian E, Mathew A, Giannotta S, Zada G
J Clin Neurosci 2016 Feb;24:6-9. Epub 2015 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.05.044. PMID: 26358201
Colpocephaly in adults.
Esenwa CC, Leaf DE
BMJ Case Rep 2013 May 22;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009505. PMID: 23704444Free PMC Article
MR and CT of brain's cava.
Saba L, Anzidei M, Raz E, Suri J, Piga M, Grassi R, Catalano C
J Neuroimaging 2013 Jul;23(3):326-35. Epub 2013 Jan 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.12004. PMID: 23320830
Sonographic diagnosis of cerebral malformations in infancy. Part 1: Chiari and Dandy-Walker malformations.
Deeg KH, Gassner I
Ultraschall Med 2010 Oct;31(5):446-62; quiz 463-5. Epub 2010 Oct 4 doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1245574. PMID: 20922606

Therapy

Choroid plexus NKCC1 mediates cerebrospinal fluid clearance during mouse early postnatal development.
Xu H, Fame RM, Sadegh C, Sutin J, Naranjo C, Della Syau, Cui J, Shipley FB, Vernon A, Gao F, Zhang Y, Holtzman MJ, Heiman M, Warf BC, Lin PY, Lehtinen MK
Nat Commun 2021 Jan 19;12(1):447. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20666-3. PMID: 33469018Free PMC Article
Intraventricular neuroendoscopy: complication avoidance and management.
Chowdhry SA, Cohen AR
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2 Suppl):S15.e1-10. Epub 2012 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.02.030. PMID: 22381833
Epidermoid tumour of the lateral ventricle.
Bhatoe HS, Mukherji JD, Dutta V
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2006 Mar;148(3):339-42; discussion 342. Epub 2005 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s00701-005-0678-0. PMID: 16311839
Pyridostigmine-induced microcephaly.
Niesen CE, Shah NS
Neurology 2000 May 9;54(9):1873-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.54.9.1873. PMID: 10802806
Hydrocephalus: overdrainage by ventricular shunts. A review and recommendations.
Pudenz RH, Foltz EL
Surg Neurol 1991 Mar;35(3):200-12. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(91)90072-h. PMID: 1996449

Prognosis

Fetal cerebral ventriculomegaly: What do we tell the prospective parents?
Giorgione V, Haratz KK, Constantini S, Birnbaum R, Malinger G
Prenat Diagn 2022 Dec;42(13):1674-1681. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1002/pd.6266. PMID: 36371614Free PMC Article
Dandy-Walker Malformation.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Monteagudo A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):B38-B41. Epub 2020 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.184. PMID: 33168220
Endoscopic aqueductoplasty and stenting.
Fritsch MJ, Schroeder HW
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2 Suppl):S20.e15-8. Epub 2012 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.02.013. PMID: 22381819
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Di Rocco F, Sabatino G, Koutzoglou M, Battaglia D, Caldarelli M, Tamburrini G
Childs Nerv Syst 2004 Jan;20(1):23-8. Epub 2003 Oct 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0835-9. PMID: 14576958
Hydrocephalus: overdrainage by ventricular shunts. A review and recommendations.
Pudenz RH, Foltz EL
Surg Neurol 1991 Mar;35(3):200-12. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(91)90072-h. PMID: 1996449

Clinical prediction guides

Fetal cerebral ventriculomegaly: What do we tell the prospective parents?
Giorgione V, Haratz KK, Constantini S, Birnbaum R, Malinger G
Prenat Diagn 2022 Dec;42(13):1674-1681. Epub 2022 Nov 21 doi: 10.1002/pd.6266. PMID: 36371614Free PMC Article
New Insights into the Anterior Complex.
Viñals F, Correa F, Tubau A, Alonso I, Serra V, Herraiz I, Hormazabal L, Quiroz G, Saint-Jean C, Diaz L, Zambrano B, Galindo A
Fetal Diagn Ther 2020;47(6):514-518. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1159/000504980. PMID: 31931505
Towards the understanding of Down syndrome using mouse models.
Yamakawa K
Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2012 Jun;52(2):67-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2012.00367.x. PMID: 22639990
Epidermoid tumour of the lateral ventricle.
Bhatoe HS, Mukherji JD, Dutta V
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2006 Mar;148(3):339-42; discussion 342. Epub 2005 Nov 28 doi: 10.1007/s00701-005-0678-0. PMID: 16311839
MR signal abnormalities at 1.5 T in Alzheimer's dementia and normal aging.
Fazekas F, Chawluk JB, Alavi A, Hurtig HI, Zimmerman RA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987 Aug;149(2):351-6. doi: 10.2214/ajr.149.2.351. PMID: 3496763

Recent systematic reviews

An eye on the future for defeating hydrocephalus, ciliary dyskinesia-related hydrocephalus: review article.
Hasanain AA, Soliman MAR, Elwy R, Ezzat AAM, Abdel-Bari SH, Marx S, Jenkins A, El Refaee E, Zohdi A
Br J Neurosurg 2022 Jun;36(3):329-339. Epub 2022 May 17 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2074373. PMID: 35579079
Outcome of fetuses with prenatal diagnosis of isolated severe bilateral ventriculomegaly: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Carta S, Kaelin Agten A, Belcaro C, Bhide A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Aug;52(2):165-173. doi: 10.1002/uog.19038. PMID: 29484752
Are cavum septum pellucidum abnormalities more common in schizophrenia spectrum disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Trzesniak C, Oliveira IR, Kempton MJ, Galvão-de Almeida A, Chagas MH, Ferrari MC, Filho AS, Zuardi AW, Prado DA, Busatto GF, McGuire PK, Hallak JE, Crippa JA
Schizophr Res 2011 Jan;125(1):1-12. Epub 2010 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.09.016. PMID: 20965698
Brainstem cavernous malformations.
Gross BA, Batjer HH, Awad IA, Bendok BR
Neurosurgery 2009 May;64(5):E805-18; discussion E818. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000343668.44288.18. PMID: 19404127
Brain volume in first-episode schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies.
Steen RG, Mull C, McClure R, Hamer RM, Lieberman JA
Br J Psychiatry 2006 Jun;188:510-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.188.6.510. PMID: 16738340

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