Congenital myotonic dystrophy: ventriculomegaly and shunt considerations for the pediatric neurosurgeon.

Ian S MutchnickMeena A ThatikuntaWilliam C GumpDan L StewartThomas M Moriarty

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2016)

Ventriculomegaly occurs regularly with CDM but most often does not require CSF diversion. Decisions regarding neurosurgical intervention will necessarily be based on limited information, but shunting should only occur once dynamic data confirms hydrocephalus.

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