Congenital malformations of the brain--a neurosurgical perspective at the close of the twentieth century.
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.
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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
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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