Dandy-Walker Malformation

(Dandy-Walker Malformation; Dandy Walker Syndrome; Familial Dandy Walker; Dandy Walker Malformation)
by Krisha McCoy, MS
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(Dandy-Walker Malformation; Dandy Walker Syndrome; Familial Dandy Walker; Dandy Walker Malformation)
by Krisha McCoy, MS
Definition ...

Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) is a brain malformation that occurs during embryonic development of the cerebellum and 4th ventricle.

Dandy-Walker malformation
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Battered child syndrome
Hydrocephalus
Congenital infections
Meningitis
Brain tumor
Bleeding inside the brain (intraventricular hemorrhage)
Subdural hematoma or subdural effusion
Lead poisoning ...

Dandy-Walker malformation with mental retardation, macrocephaly, myopia, and brachytelephalangy ... low set ears
Darvocet overdose ... impaired hearing, ringing in ears
Dauwerse-Peters syndrome ... low-set ears
Davenport-Donlan syndrome ...

Panhypopituitarism may occur congenitally or anatomically (eg, in septo-optic dysplasia or Dandy-Walker malformation), causing deficiency of hypothalamic-releasing factors or pituitary hormones.

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Dandy-Walker malformation
Down syndrome
Hydrocephalus
Infections that are present at birth (congenital infections)
Lead poisoning
Meningitis
Subdural hematoma or subdural effusion
Underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) ...

Central Nervous System: Neural tube defects, Hydrocephaly, Holoprosencephaly, Dandy-Walker malformation
Eye: Anophthalmia, Microphthalmia
Ear: Anotia, Microtia ...

In hydromyelia, the cavity that forms is connected to the fourth ventricle in the brain, and is almost always associated with infants and children who have hydrocephalus or birth defects such as Chiari Malformation II and Dandy-Walker Malformation.

See also: Symptom, Hydrocephalus, Poisoning, Hypothyroidism, Brain tumor