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Published in: The Cerebellum 3/2015

01-06-2015 | Review

Cerebellar Cysts in Children: a Pattern Recognition Approach

Authors: Eugen Boltshauser, Ianina Scheer, Thierry A. G. M. Huisman, Andrea Poretti

Published in: The Cerebellum | Issue 3/2015

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Abstract

Cerebellar cysts may be seen in selected genetic disorders and acquired anomalies. Here, we review our experience, excluding cystic tumors and parasitic cysts. The pathogenesis is heterogeneous: Cysts may involve/represent normal structures (e.g., Virchow-Robin spaces), be “destructive” (such as in some types of pontocerebellar hypoplasias), “malformative” (such as in some forms of congenital muscular dystrophies and GPR56-related migration disorders), or “disruptive” (such as in some cerebellar dysplasias). The provided checklist may be useful in deciding targeted diagnostic workup.
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Metadata
Title
Cerebellar Cysts in Children: a Pattern Recognition Approach
Authors
Eugen Boltshauser
Ianina Scheer
Thierry A. G. M. Huisman
Andrea Poretti
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
The Cerebellum / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1473-4222
Electronic ISSN: 1473-4230
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-014-0633-9

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