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Dandy–Walker malformation (DWM), also known as Dandy–Walker syndrome (DWS), is a rare congenital brain malformation in which the part joining the two hemispheres of the cerebellum (the cerebellar vermis) does not fully form, and the fourth ventricle and space behind the cerebellum (the posterior fossa) are enlarged with cerebrospinal fluid. Most of those…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Causes | Ciliopathic or chromosomal genetic conditions, often not identified | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Complications | Shunt failure (shifting, overdrainage), subdural haematoma, infection | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Diagnostic method | MRI, prenatal ultrasound or CT | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Differential diagnosis | Blake's pouch cyst (BPC), mega cisterna magna(?), posterior fossa arachnoid cyst | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Frequency | 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 50,000 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Other names | Dandy–Walker syndrome (DWS), Dandy–Walker complex (DWC), Dandy–Walker continuum | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Prognosis | 15% risk of death, mostly from hydrocephalus or its treatment | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Specialty | Medical genetics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Symptoms | Hydrocephalus: increasing head size, vomiting, excessive sleepiness, irritability, vertical gaze palsy, seizures Associated genetic conditions: congenital heart defects, eye abn… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Treatment | Cystoperitoneal shunt, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Dandy–Walker malformation | Types | Dandy–Walker variant (DWV), mega cisterna magna(?) | 1.00 | infobox |
| agenesis of the corpus callosum | instance of | other brain defects | 0.80 | text |
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