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Terme préférentiel

Dandy-Walker Syndrome  

Type

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Définition

  • 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)

Synonyme(s)

  • Dandy-Walker Complex
  • Dandy-Walker Cyst
  • Dandy-Walker Deformity
  • Dandy-Walker Malformation
  • Hydrocephalus, Internal, Dandy-Walker Type
  • Hydrocephalus, Noncommunicating, Dandy-Walker Type
  • Luschka-Magendie Foramina Atresia

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H873VT74-5

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 20/01/2016