Diseases

Dandy-Walker Syndrome

A congenital abnormality of the central nervous system marked by failure of the midline structures of the cerebellum to develop, dilation of the fourth ventricle, and upward displacement of the transverse sinuses, tentorium, and torcula. Clinical features include occipital bossing, progressive head enlargement, bulging of anterior fontanelle, papilledema, ataxia, gait disturbances, nystagmus, and intellectual compromise. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp294-5)

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Abstract

A congenital abnormality of the central nervous system marked by failure of the midline structures of the cerebellum to develop, dilation of the fourth ventricle, and upward displacement of the transverse sinuses, tentorium, and torcula. Clinical features include occipital bossing, progressive head enlargement, bulging of anterior fontanelle, papilledema, ataxia, gait disturbances, nystagmus, and intellectual compromise. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp294-5)

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21 entry terms
  • Dandy-Walker Complex
  • Dandy-Walker Cyst
  • Dandy-Walker Deformity
  • Dandy-Walker Malformation
  • Hydrocephalus, Internal, Dandy-Walker Type
  • Hydrocephalus, Noncommunicating, Dandy-Walker Type
  • Luschka-Magendie Foramina Atresia
  • Cyst, Dandy-Walker
  • Cysts, Dandy-Walker
  • Dandy Walker Complex
  • Dandy Walker Deformity
  • Dandy Walker Malformation
  • Dandy Walker Syndrome
  • Dandy-Walker Complices
  • Dandy-Walker Cysts
  • Dandy-Walker Deformities
  • Luschka Magendie Foramina Atresia
  • Malformation, Dandy-Walker
  • Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Familial
  • Dandy Walker Syndrome, Familial
  • Familial Dandy-Walker Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1991(1970)

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  • Cerebral Ventricles/abnormalities (1966-1969)
  • Hydrocephalus (1966-1969)

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  2. C10w.228w.140w.602w.500w
  3. C10w.500w.205w
  4. C16w.131w.666w.205w

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WL 350

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dandy-Walker Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003616. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003616
  2. Dandy-Walker Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandy%E2%80%93Walker_malformation
  3. Dandy-Walker Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q733493