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.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Dandy-Walker Syndrome." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738089/all/Dandy_Walker_syndrome.
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 December 19, 2024.
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
Dandy-Walker Syndrome [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 19]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738089/all/Dandy_Walker_syndrome.
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