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Abnormal fourth ventricle morphology

MedGen UID:
869208
•Concept ID:
C4023630
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the fourth ventricle
 
HPO: HP:0010950

Definition

An abnormality of the fourth ventricle. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal fourth ventricle morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis of rhombencephalosynapsis: neuroimaging features and severity of vermian anomaly.
Krajden Haratz K, Oliveira Szejnfeld P, Govindaswamy M, Leibovitz Z, Gindes L, Severino M, Rossi A, Paladini D, Garcia Rodriguez R, Ben-Sira L, Borkowski Tillman T, Gupta R, Lotem G, Raz N, Hamamoto TENK, Kidron D, Arad A, Birnbaum R, Brussilov M, Pomar L, Vial Y, Leventer RJ, McGillivray G, Fink M, Krzeszowski W, Fernandes Moron A, Lev D, Tamarkin M, Shalev J, Har Toov J, Lerman-Sagie T, Malinger G
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021 Dec;58(6):864-874. doi: 10.1002/uog.23660. PMID: 33942916
Hindbrain morphometry and choroid plexus position in differential diagnosis of posterior fossa cystic malformations.
Paladini D, Donarini G, Parodi S, Volpe G, Sglavo G, Fulcheri E
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Aug;54(2):207-214. doi: 10.1002/uog.20120. PMID: 30207001
Prenatal neurologic anomalies: sonographic diagnosis and treatment.
De Catte L, De Keersmaeker B, Claus F
Paediatr Drugs 2012 Jun 1;14(3):143-55. doi: 10.2165/11597030-000000000-00000. PMID: 22242843

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Combined Cerebrospinal Fluid Hydrodynamics and Fourth Ventricle Outlet Morphology to Improve Predictive Efficiency of Prognosis for Chiari Malformation Type I Decompression.
Xiao Y, Liu Y, Wang Z, He K, Zhang Z, Chen S, Dai J, Luo Y, Gui Y, Xiao X
World Neurosurg 2023 Aug;176:e208-e218. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.05.031. PMID: 37187345
Rhomboencephalosynapsis: Review of the Literature.
Fouda MA, Kim TY, Cohen AR
World Neurosurg 2022 Mar;159:48-53. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.12.062. PMID: 34954057
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 2020 Oct 23;27(1):52-61. doi: 10.3171/2020.6.PEDS2089. PMID: 33096529
Medulloblastoma.
Bartlett F, Kortmann R, Saran F
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2013 Jan;25(1):36-45. Epub 2012 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2012.09.008. PMID: 23245832
Disorders affecting the fourth ventricle: etiology and clinical correlates.
Su CH, Young YH
Otol Neurotol 2011 Oct;32(8):1329-35. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e31822e5ba7. PMID: 21897323

Diagnosis

Rhomboencephalosynapsis: Review of the Literature.
Fouda MA, Kim TY, Cohen AR
World Neurosurg 2022 Mar;159:48-53. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.12.062. PMID: 34954057
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 2020 Oct 23;27(1):52-61. doi: 10.3171/2020.6.PEDS2089. PMID: 33096529
Pre- and Postnatal Neuroimaging of Congenital Cerebellar Abnormalities.
Poretti A, Boltshauser E, Huisman TAGM
Cerebellum 2016 Feb;15(1):5-9. doi: 10.1007/s12311-015-0699-z. PMID: 26166429
Noninvasive Multimodality Imaging in ARVD/C.
Te Riele ASJM, Tandri H, Sanborn DM, Bluemke DA
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2015 May;8(5):597-611. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.02.007. PMID: 25937197Free PMC Article
Neuroimaging of Dandy-Walker malformation: new concepts.
Correa GG, Amaral LF, Vedolin LM
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2011 Dec;22(6):303-12. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3182a2ca77. PMID: 24132069

Therapy

Fourth ventricle to spinal subarachnoid space stenting in pediatric patients with refractory syringomyelia: case series and systematic review.
Spennato P, Vitulli F, Tafuto R, Imperato A, Mirone G, Cinalli G
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Mar 11;46(1):67. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-01972-y. PMID: 36905420
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 2020 Oct 23;27(1):52-61. doi: 10.3171/2020.6.PEDS2089. PMID: 33096529
Presentation, Surgical Management, and Postoperative Outcome of a Fourth Ventricular Cavernous Malformation: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Kaye J, Zeller S, Patel NV, Herschman Y, Jumah F, Nanda A
World Neurosurg 2020 May;137:78-83. Epub 2020 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.185. PMID: 32028002
Miller-Fisher syndrome complicated by Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis: A case report.
Jing C, Wang Z, Chu C, Dong M, Lin W
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Mar;97(9):e9824. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009824. PMID: 29489680Free PMC Article
Non-visualization of choroid plexus of fourth ventricle as first-trimester predictor of posterior fossa anomalies and chromosomal defects.
Martinez-Ten P, Illescas T, Adiego B, Estevez M, Bermejo C, Wong AE, Sepulveda W
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb;51(2):199-207. Epub 2018 Jan 2 doi: 10.1002/uog.17445. PMID: 28236314

Prognosis

Combined Cerebrospinal Fluid Hydrodynamics and Fourth Ventricle Outlet Morphology to Improve Predictive Efficiency of Prognosis for Chiari Malformation Type I Decompression.
Xiao Y, Liu Y, Wang Z, He K, Zhang Z, Chen S, Dai J, Luo Y, Gui Y, Xiao X
World Neurosurg 2023 Aug;176:e208-e218. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.05.031. PMID: 37187345
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
Pre- and Postnatal Neuroimaging of Congenital Cerebellar Abnormalities.
Poretti A, Boltshauser E, Huisman TAGM
Cerebellum 2016 Feb;15(1):5-9. doi: 10.1007/s12311-015-0699-z. PMID: 26166429
Noninvasive Multimodality Imaging in ARVD/C.
Te Riele ASJM, Tandri H, Sanborn DM, Bluemke DA
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2015 May;8(5):597-611. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.02.007. PMID: 25937197Free PMC Article
Medulloblastoma.
Bartlett F, Kortmann R, Saran F
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2013 Jan;25(1):36-45. Epub 2012 Dec 11 doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2012.09.008. PMID: 23245832

Clinical prediction guides

Combined Cerebrospinal Fluid Hydrodynamics and Fourth Ventricle Outlet Morphology to Improve Predictive Efficiency of Prognosis for Chiari Malformation Type I Decompression.
Xiao Y, Liu Y, Wang Z, He K, Zhang Z, Chen S, Dai J, Luo Y, Gui Y, Xiao X
World Neurosurg 2023 Aug;176:e208-e218. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.05.031. PMID: 37187345
Fourth ventricle to spinal subarachnoid space stenting in pediatric patients with refractory syringomyelia: case series and systematic review.
Spennato P, Vitulli F, Tafuto R, Imperato A, Mirone G, Cinalli G
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Mar 11;46(1):67. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-01972-y. PMID: 36905420
Neuroimaging Findings in Moebius Sequence.
Herrera DA, Ruge NO, Florez MM, Vargas SA, Ochoa-Escudero M, Castillo M
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019 May;40(5):862-865. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6028. PMID: 30948378Free PMC Article
Noninvasive Multimodality Imaging in ARVD/C.
Te Riele ASJM, Tandri H, Sanborn DM, Bluemke DA
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2015 May;8(5):597-611. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.02.007. PMID: 25937197Free PMC Article
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC): cardiovascular magnetic resonance update.
te Riele AS, Tandri H, Bluemke DA
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2014 Jul 20;16(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12968-014-0050-8. PMID: 25191878Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Experience in treating children with ocular dyskinesia and hemifacial spasm secondary to pontine tumours adjacent to the fourth ventricle and systematic review.
Cai Y, Yang W, Peng X, Yuan L, Ge M
Childs Nerv Syst 2024 May;40(5):1349-1360. Epub 2024 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06280-4. PMID: 38227027
Fourth ventricle to spinal subarachnoid space stenting in pediatric patients with refractory syringomyelia: case series and systematic review.
Spennato P, Vitulli F, Tafuto R, Imperato A, Mirone G, Cinalli G
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Mar 11;46(1):67. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-01972-y. PMID: 36905420
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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