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  • Title: Differential Diagnoses and Their Implications of Dandy-Walker Malformation or Isolated Cisterna Magna, a Case Study: Baby V.
    Author: Weaver NL, Bradshaw WT, Blake SM.
    Journal: Neonatal Netw; 2018 Nov; 37(6):358-364. PubMed ID: 30567885.
    Abstract:
    We explore the outcome of a fetus with a posterior fossa abnormality thought to be a Dandy-Walker malformation based on prenatal ultrasound imaging. The infant was later diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as having an isolated cisterna magna. When assessing brain abnormalities, there is increased accuracy of prenatal MRI versus prenatal ultrasound. Accurate diagnosis of an infant is paramount so that an inheritance pattern, risk of recurrence, involvement of other systems, and a prognosis can be determined. Communicating with the family and supporting them with the correct information is then enhanced. It should be standard protocol to obtain a fetal MRI if an abnormal prenatal ultrasound of the brain is detected. Further research is needed to assess the accuracy of using MRI versus ultrasonography prenatally to diagnose posterior brain abnormalities.
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