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Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Central Nervous System Diseases » Brain Diseases » Hydrocephalus » Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Central Nervous System Diseases » Brain Diseases » Cerebellar Diseases » Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Nervous System Malformations » Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16] » Congenital Abnormalities » Nervous System Malformations » Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Description
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) MeSH
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