Medical Definitions
Medical Definitions
Юрий Дольц
Dandy-Walker Syndrome. Medical Definition of Dandy-Walker Syndrome. Podcast
1 minutes Posted Jul 9, 2022 at 2:45 pm.
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Dandy–Walker syndrome (DWS), is a rare congenital brain malformation in which the part joining the two hemispheres of the cerebellum (the cerebellar vermis) does not fully form, and the fourth ventricle and space behind the cerebellum (the posterior fossa) are enlarged with cerebrospinal fluid. Most of those affected develop hydrocephalus within the first year of life, which can present as increasing head size, vomiting, excessive sleepiness, irritability, downward deviation of the eyes and seizures