Classification of Dandy Walker Syndrome

Creator: Dr. Nithin Jayan
Keywords: DWS malformation,DWS mega cisterna magna,DWS variant, DWS, Dandy-Walker Syndrome

Author - Dr. Nithin Jayan, MBBS, DNB

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on Mar 12, 2016

Classification of Dandy Walker Syndrome

Three types of Dandy-Walker complexes exist:

DWS malformation
DWS mega cisterna magna
DWS variant

DWS malformation is the most severe presentation. The variant is less severe than the malformation. Dandy-Walker Syndrome is often linked with disorders of other areas of the central nervous system. There can be absence of corpus callosum, i.e. the area made up of nerve fibres connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. There can also be malformations of the heart, face, limbs, fingers and toes.

References:

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, "NINDS Dandy-Walker Syndrome Information Page
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17^th Ed.
Volpe, Joseph, J.Neurology of the Newborn, 4^th edition.

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Classification of Dandy Walker Syndrome