title: A case of Dandy Walker cyst with porencephaly.
abstract: A 27-year-old gravida two para one mother delivered a term male baby by caesarean section. The baby was referred for enlarged head. This neonate with large head was found to have Porencephalic cyst with dilated Triventricular system. There was a posterior fossa cyst communicating with fourth ventricle. A diagnosis of Dandy Walker Cyst with Porencephaly was made. Ventriculo-Peritoneal shunt was done on the ninth day of life. The baby had an uneventful postoperative period and was subsequently discharged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Ramasamy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mallick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014696:Ventriculostomy