Six fetuses were studied - 3 with ventriculomegaly and normal head circumferences,
2 with ventriculo-megaly and enlarged head circumferences, and 1 with a Dandy-Walker
complex and normal lateral and third ventricles. Post-natally it was found that fetal
ventriculo-megaly was not associated with raised intracranial pressure at least in
the first few months of life unless the head size was enlarged. The baby with the
Dandy-Walker complex developed ventriculo-megaly and raised intracranial pressure
several months after birth following progressive enlargement of the posterior fossa
extra-axial cyst.
Fetus - Ultrasound examination - Ventriculomegaly - Dandy-Walker complex
