Dandy-Walker malformation: An incidental finding

Tadakamadla, Jyothi; Kumar, Santhosh; Mamatha, GP

doi:10.4103/0971-6866.64936

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“…MRI usually is performed for detailed evaluation of Dandy-Walker malformation lesions and complications. 4,13 Our patient had absence of obvious external congenital malformation, had brachycephaly instead of occipital prominence, had microcephaly instead of macrocephaly which were suggestive of milder spectrum of DWM i.e. DWV.…”

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Dandy Walker variant mimicking as cerebral palsy with severe neurological impairment

et al. 2014

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Dandy Walker Variant (DWV) is a less severe form of the spectrum of Dandy Walker Malformation (DWM). The DWM is a rare congenital intracranial posterior fossa malformation comprising cystic dilatation of the fourth ventricle, complete or partial agenesis of the cerebellar vermis and an enlarged posterior fossa. Clinically it presents with variable degrees of neurological impairment. Definitive diagnosis of DWM or DWV depends on neuroimaging as most of the clinical signs are not conclusive. This child was clinically suspected as spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy had incidental finding of DWV on neuroimaging. Hence a definitive diagnosis of DWV was made by MRI in this case. Here we discuss the clinical and radiological aspects of this case with DWV without other associated anomalies yet presenting with clinically significant neurological impairment.

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Dandy Walker variant mimicking as cerebral palsy with severe neurological impairment

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“…These 4 have one thing in common: the headache was associated with mild head injury and loss of consciousness of 5 to 10 minutes at the same time. Tadakamadla 16 considered that cranial trauma may be a factor responsible for discovering the asymptomatic DWM. In our case, the patient had no history of head injury or cranial trauma and had no history of loss of consciousness.…”

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An Asymptomatic Dandy-Walker Malformation—A Case Report and Literature Review

Yan

et al. 2016

Neurosurgery Quarterly

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This report describes a very rare Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) and emphasizes the follow-up for asymptomatic DWM. This case reports a man with undiagnosed DWM who was asymptomatic until the age of 59 years when he presented with headache. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed DWM. To our knowledge, this is the first report that describes a patient who was diagnosed with DWM presenting with headache without any other symptoms.

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“…Dandy-Walker syndrome is regarded as a relatively rare brain disorder. Sometimes, it is diagnosed early after birth ( 4 ), but sometimes it remains undiagnosed until the later childhood or early adulthood; being shown as a mental retardation, it might be discovered incidentally ( 5 , 6 ). The psychiatric aspect of this syndrome has not been addressed sufficiently.…”

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2125 – Bipolar disorder in a young girl with dandy-walker syndrome

Shahrbabaki

Estilaee

Anari

2013

European Psychiatry

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IntroductionDandy-Walker syndrome is a congenital brain malformation. The major presentations are mental disorder, cerebellar ataxia and symptoms related to hydrocephaly. It can be associated with psychiatric symptoms. Although, since this presentation is less prevalent, it has been insufficiently discussedCase presentationThe subject is a 17 year old girl suffering from mental retardation. Her signs started 3 months ago when she was considered as having decreased need to sleep and walking during the night mostly. Her appetite increased as well. she was found to be getting more talkative than past; especially she talked to herself more.She was admitted to hospital with the diagnosis of bipolar I disorder (the most recent episode: mania) in axis I and deep MR in axis II. In her brain MRI, enlargement of fourth ventricle and cisterna magna and atrophy cerebellar vermis were seen. EEG showed unspecific changes and there was no positive finding in her blood count, electrolytes,renal and liver function tests and blood sugar.Despite two weeks of treatment with risperidone 3 mg/day and biperidine 4 mg/day and partial control of some symptoms, irritability and anger remained consistently. So, valproic acid (VPA) 400 mg/ day was added to treatment and after one month the patient was discharged from hospital with complete remission of newlypresented symptoms.DiscussionThis report indicates the importance of taking psychiatric symptoms into consideration while evaluating organic brain disorders. With respect to treatment, the same treatment as primary mood disorders was indicated effective.

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Dandy-Walker malformation: An incidental finding

Cited by 27 publications

References 12 publications

Dandy Walker variant mimicking as cerebral palsy with severe neurological impairment

Dandy Walker variant mimicking as cerebral palsy with severe neurological impairment

An Asymptomatic Dandy-Walker Malformation—A Case Report and Literature Review

2125 – Bipolar disorder in a young girl with dandy-walker syndrome

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