Dandy-Walker Malformation and Associated Cardiac Anomalies

Olson, Gary S.; Halpe, Dudley C.E.; Kaplan, Allen M.; Spataro, Joseph

doi:10.1159/000119981

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“…The association between occipital meningoceles and Dandy-Walker syndrome was noted by Sutton [ 1 ] in the 1st reported case of the Dandv-Walker syndrome and has since then been well described [7,11,13,27,28]. Ten per cent of the patients in this series had associated occipital meningoceles.…”

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Midline Developmental Abnormalities of the Posterior Fossa: Correlation of Classification with Outcome

Domingo

Peter²

1996

Pediatr Neurosurg

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Fifty children with developmental retrocerebellar cysts of the posterior fossa, treated over an 11-year period, were assessed. The cysts were classified according to a morphological classification based on axial computerized tomography scans in order to assess the usefulness of this classification with regard to treatment and outcome. There were 35 patients with the Dandy-Walker complex and 15 patients with posterior fossa cysts. All surgically treated patients had cerebrospinal fluid shunting as the only form of treatment. Cystoperitoneal shunts were the treatment of choice. Although the morphological classification has relevance with regard to the embryological development of the cyst, it does not influence the selection of treatment nor the surgical outcome following shunt insertion.

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Midline Developmental Abnormalities of the Posterior Fossa: Correlation of Classification with Outcome

Domingo

Peter²

1996

Pediatr Neurosurg

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“…Association of congenital heart disease and DWS is curious and has been reviewed by Olson et al [1981]. They noted that the most common congenital heart defect associated with DWS was some type of ventricu lar septal defect.…”

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“…In the study of Hart et al [1972], 7 of 28 patients had systemic anomalies which included polydactyly/syndactyly and cleft palate. Others have added congenital renal cysts [Raimondi et al, 1981;D'Agostino et al, 1963], cardiac anomalies [Olson et al, 1981], diaphragmatic hernia [Fowler and Alexander, 1956], and Meckel's diverticulum [Taggert and Walker, 1942].…”

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Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Associated Anomalies

1987

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This is a retrospective study of 28 infants and children with Dandy-Walker syndrome: 16 had a complete postmortem examination and 12 are currently being followed clinically. Eleven of sixteen in the first category had hydrocephalus; 10 of those 11 had other central nervous system malformations, and 6 also had visceral anomalies. Four of the five without hydrocephalus had complex cardiac malformations and other visceral anomalies whereas 1 died as a consequence of acute myelogenous leukemia. The 12 children still under surveillance manifest no clinical evidence of significant visceral or central nervous system malformation, although 1 has CT scan evidence of agenesis of the corpus callosum. The majority (9/12) of these children have normal intelligence although 40% have focal neurologic deficits or gait abnormalities and 60% have an abnormal EEG. Frequent association of other malformations and/or visceral anomalies in children with Dandy-Walker syndrome make it difficult to propose a unifying hypothesis relative to embryogenesis of the syndrome.

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“…It has been suggested that it could be a disease of the Schwann cells with defective production of mye lin. However, these cells differentiate late, in the 14-16th week [22], while DWS starts already at the neural crest stage, in the first trimester, the 8-12th week or perhaps earlier [11].…”

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“…<12 weeks of gestation [6]. The occur rence of cardiovascular anomalies points to the 3rd or 4th postovulatory week [11], and the warfarin exposure to the period preceding the 9th postovulatory week [6].…”

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Two Cases of Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Chronic Polyneuropathy

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The paper describes a so far unreported combination of Dandy-Walker syndrome and chronic hereditary polyneuropathy in 2 boys. One of the boys has a de- and remyehnating motor and sensory polyneuropathy, with either an autosomal recessive mode of inheritence or a sporadic occurrence. The other has an autosomal dominant form of mild polyneuropathy with tomaculum formations in myelinated fibers, corresponding to hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies.

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Dandy-Walker Malformation and Associated Cardiac Anomalies

Cited by 16 publications

References 9 publications

Midline Developmental Abnormalities of the Posterior Fossa: Correlation of Classification with Outcome

Midline Developmental Abnormalities of the Posterior Fossa: Correlation of Classification with Outcome

Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Associated Anomalies

Two Cases of Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Chronic Polyneuropathy

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