Fourth Ventricle Syndrome

Fourth ventricle syndrome is one of the rare and little-known diseases that is characterized by pathological changes in the brain. The disease can manifest itself with a variety of symptoms, ranging from epilepsy to seizures and paralysis of the limbs. In this article, we will take a closer look at the causes, symptoms and treatment of fourth ventricle syndrome.

*Fourth ventricle syndrome* or ***basal suprasellar cisterns syndrome*** is a rare orphan disorder of brain development that belongs to a subgroup of posterior fossa disorders. It is associated with structural abnormalities of the extrathecal part of the cerebral aqueduct (sinus hiatus, floor of the third ventricle), especially in children. The group of disorders was named WRXI, and the syndrome was named by the number of the tank connecting the third ventricle with the fourth ventricular (syndro