title: Congenital malformations of the brain--a neurosurgical perspective at the close of the twentieth century.
abstract: Current classifications, indications for surgery, operative options and outcome statistics available to neurosurgeons for the management of congenital encephaloceles, arachnoid cysts and the Dandy-Walker complex are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, H53 Old Groote Schuur Hospital Building, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. JCPETER@UCTGSH1.UCT.AC.ZA
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fieggen
mesh_terms: D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009421:Nervous System Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000639:trends