Dandy-Walker Phenotype with Brainstem Involvement: 2 Distinct Subgroups with Different Prognosis.
César Augusto Pinheiro Ferreira AlvesJai SidpraAmirreza ManteghinejadSniya Valsa SudhakarF V MasseyKimberly A AldingerParthiv HaldipurLeandro Tavares LucatoSuely F FerraciolliSara Reis TeixeiraOzgur OztekinD BhattacharyaAjay TaranathSanjay P PrabhuDavid M MirskySavvas AndronikouKathleen J MillenAnthony J BarkovichEugen BoltshauserWilliam B DobynsMatthew J BarkovichMatthew T WhiteheadKshitij MankadPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2023)
Additional brainstem malformations in patients with the Dandy-Walker phenotype can be divided into 2 major subgroups: mild and severe. The severe form, though less prevalent, has characteristic imaging features, including tegmental folding, bumps, and clefts, and is directly associated with a more severe clinical presentation and increased mortality.