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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]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of fetuses with isolated agenesis of septum pellucidum: cohort study and meta-analysis.
Di Pasquo E, Kuleva M, Arthuis C, Morganelli G, Ormitti F, Millischer AE, Grevent D, Ville Y, Ghi T, Salomon LJ
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022 Feb;59(2):153-161. Epub 2022 Jan 18 doi: 10.1002/uog.23759. PMID: 34396620
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #57: Evaluation and management of isolated soft ultrasound markers for aneuploidy in the second trimester: (Replaces Consults #10, Single umbilical artery, October 2010; #16, Isolated echogenic bowel diagnosed on second-trimester ultrasound, August 2011; #17, Evaluation and management of isolated renal pelviectasis on second-trimester ultrasound, December 2011; #25, Isolated fetal choroid plexus cysts, April 2013; #27, Isolated echogenic intracardiac focus, August 2013).
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Electronic address: pubs@smfm.org, Prabhu M, Kuller JA, Biggio JR
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021 Oct;225(4):B2-B15. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.079. PMID: 34171388
Agenesis of the septum pellucidum: Prenatal diagnosis and outcome.
Borkowski-Tillman T, Garcia-Rodriguez R, Viñals F, Branco M, Kradjen-Haratz K, Ben-Sira L, Lerman-Sagie T, Malinger G
Prenat Diagn 2020 May;40(6):674-680. Epub 2020 Mar 31 doi: 10.1002/pd.5663. PMID: 32037567

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
The Ventricular System of the Brain: Anatomy and Normal Variations.
Stratchko L, Filatova I, Agarwal A, Kanekar S
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2016 Apr;37(2):72-83. Epub 2016 Jan 29 doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2016.01.004. PMID: 27063657
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
Intraventricular cerebral cavernomas: a series of 12 patients and review of the literature.
Kivelev J, Niemelä M, Kivisaari R, Hernesniemi J
J Neurosurg 2010 Jan;112(1):140-9. doi: 10.3171/2009.3.JNS081693. PMID: 19408982
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
Sonographic spectrum and postnatal outcomes of early-onset versus late-onset fetal cerebral ventriculomegaly.
Bhatia A, Thia EWH, Bhatia A, Ruochen D, Yeo GSH
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(23):4612-4619. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1857358. PMID: 33292033
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
Interhemispheric and quadrigeminal cysts.
Spennato P, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Buonocore MC, Trischitta V, Cinalli G
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2 Suppl):S20.e1-7. Epub 2012 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.02.010. PMID: 22381822
Intraventricular cerebral cavernomas: a series of 12 patients and review of the literature.
Kivelev J, Niemelä M, Kivisaari R, Hernesniemi J
J Neurosurg 2010 Jan;112(1):140-9. doi: 10.3171/2009.3.JNS081693. PMID: 19408982

Therapy

Fourth ventricle tumors in children: complications and influence of surgical approach.
Toescu SM, Samarth G, Layard Horsfall H, Issitt R, Margetts B, Phipps KP, Jeelani NU, Thompson DNP, Aquilina K
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Jan 1;27(1):52-61. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.3171/2020.6.PEDS2089. PMID: 33096529
Vascular Behçet's syndrome: an update.
Emmi G, Bettiol A, Silvestri E, Di Scala G, Becatti M, Fiorillo C, Prisco D
Intern Emerg Med 2019 Aug;14(5):645-652. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s11739-018-1991-y. PMID: 30499073
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
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Mokri B
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2001 Mar;1(2):109-17. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0005-y. PMID: 11898506
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
Mokri B
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2001 Jun;5(3):284-91. doi: 10.1007/s11916-001-0045-7. PMID: 11309218

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
Counseling in isolated mild fetal ventriculomegaly.
Melchiorre K, Bhide A, Gika AD, Pilu G, Papageorghiou AT
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009 Aug;34(2):212-24. doi: 10.1002/uog.7307. PMID: 19644944
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

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
Persisting embryonal infundibular recess (PEIR) and transsphenoidal-transsellar encephaloceles: distinct entities or constituents of one continuum?
Azab WA, Cavallo LM, Yousef W, Khan T, Solari D, Cappabianca P
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Jun;38(6):1059-1067. Epub 2022 Feb 22 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05467-x. PMID: 35192025
Development of brain ventricular system.
Korzh V
Cell Mol Life Sci 2018 Feb;75(3):375-383. Epub 2017 Aug 5 doi: 10.1007/s00018-017-2605-y. PMID: 28780589Free PMC Article
Management of colloid cyst of third ventricle.
Yadav YR, Yadav N, Parihar V, Kher Y, Ratre S
Turk Neurosurg 2015;25(3):362-71. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.11086-14.1. PMID: 26037175
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
Familial colloid cysts: not a chance occurrence.
Giantini-Larsen AM, Garton ALA, Villamater FN, Kuzan-Fischer CM, Savage NJ, Cunniff CM, Ross ME, Christos PJ, Stieg PE, Souweidane MM
J Neurooncol 2022 Apr;157(2):321-332. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-03966-0. PMID: 35243591
Natural history of incidental colloid cysts of the third ventricle: A systematic review.
O'Neill AH, Gragnaniello C, Lai LT
J Clin Neurosci 2018 Jul;53:122-126. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.04.061. PMID: 29731276
Neurodevelopmental outcome in isolated mild fetal ventriculomegaly: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pagani G, Thilaganathan B, Prefumo F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2014 Sep;44(3):254-60. Epub 2014 Jul 21 doi: 10.1002/uog.13364. PMID: 24623452
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

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