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A-Z of Neurological PracticeD

A-Z of Neurological Practice: D [The Dandy–Walker syndrome is a developmental abnormality characterized by a failure of development of the midline portion of the cerebellum, which results in a cyst-like enlargement of the fourth ventricle, with bulging of the occipital bone posteriorly and upward displacement of the tentorium and torcula. There may be associated agenesis of the corpus callosum, dilatation of the central aqueduct and third and lateral ventricles, and aplasia of the cerebellar vermis. There is sometimes a tendency for radiologists to overdiagnose a large cisterna magna in adult patients as “Dandy–Walker syndrome.”] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A-Z of Neurological PracticeD

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Publisher
Springer London
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© Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011
ISBN
978-1-84882-993-0
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166 –216
DOI
10.1007/978-1-84882-994-7_4
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Abstract

[The Dandy–Walker syndrome is a developmental abnormality characterized by a failure of development of the midline portion of the cerebellum, which results in a cyst-like enlargement of the fourth ventricle, with bulging of the occipital bone posteriorly and upward displacement of the tentorium and torcula. There may be associated agenesis of the corpus callosum, dilatation of the central aqueduct and third and lateral ventricles, and aplasia of the cerebellar vermis. There is sometimes a tendency for radiologists to overdiagnose a large cisterna magna in adult patients as “Dandy–Walker syndrome.”]

Published: Sep 22, 2010

Keywords: Down Syndrome; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Dementia With Lewy Body; Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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