Taber's Medical Dictionary
Dandy-Walker syndrome
(dăn′dē-wawk′ĕr)
[Walter E. Dandy, U.S. neurosurgeon, 1886-1946; Arthur E. Walker, U.S. surgeon, 1907-1995]
A congenital brain malformation characterized by fourth ventricle (posterior fossa) cystic dilation, hydrocephalus, and improper formation of the cerebellar vermis.
TREATMENT
Treatments sometimes include cyst drainage or ventriculoperitoneal shunting.
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Dandy-Walker syndrome. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738089/all/Dandy_Walker_syndrome. Accessed March 29, 2023.
Dandy-Walker syndrome. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738089/all/Dandy_Walker_syndrome
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