Bobble head doll syndrome (BHDS)
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Bobble head doll syndrome (BHDS). Third ventricular cysts, Choroid plexus papilloma, Craniopharyngioma. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Causes
- Third ventricular cysts
- Choroid plexus papilloma
- Craniopharyngioma
- Colloid cysts
- Dandy-Walker syndrome
- Cerebellar malformations
- Suprasellar arachnoid cysts
- Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts
- Chiari malformation
- Tectal tumours
- Aqueductal web
- Tuberculous meningitis
Clinical features
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Relieving factors
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Associated features
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Differential diagnoses
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Management
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References
- Indira Priya D, Sugumaran R, Sunil K N, Supriya C. Bobble-head doll syndrome with supra-sellar arachnoid cyst. Pract Neurol 2020 (Online ahead of print).
- Renne B, Rueckriegel S, Ramachandran S, Radic J, Steinbok P, Singhal A. Bobble-head doll syndrome: report of 2 cases and a review of the literature, with video documentation of the clinical phenomenon. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018; 21:236-246.
- Zamponi N, Rychlicki F, Trignani R, Polonara G, Ruggiero M, Cesaroni E. Bobble head doll syndrome in a child with a third ventricular cyst and hydrocephalus. Childs Nerv Syst 2005; 21:350-354.
- George R, Gaxa L, Lockhat Z, et al. Suprasellar cyst presenting with bobble-head doll syndrome. World Neurosurg 2020; 133:80-83.
- Ishihara M, Nonaka M, Oshida N, Hamada Y, Nakajima S, Yamasaki M. "No-no" type bobble-head doll syndrome in an infant with an arachnoid cyst of the posterior fossa: a case report. Pediatr Neurol 2013; 49:474-476.
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