Dandy-Walker Malformation is a rare congenital malformation of the posterior fossa. The cerebellar vermis is absent or malformed associated with an enlarged 4th ventricle and posterior fossa, and ...

Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) is a rare congenital condition that may be detected in prenatal testing. It affects the part of the brain that controls balance and movement.

A genetic search using patients and mouse models has uncovered an unlikely gene critically involved in Dandy-Walker malformation, a common birth defect which causes mental retardation, motor ...

Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM; OMIM #220200) is a common but poorly understood congenital cerebellar malformation in humans. Through physical mapping of 3q2 interstitial deletions in several ...

Dandy-Walker malformation is linked to a risk of developing hydrocephalus, a serious condition in which cerebral spinal fluid builds up in the ventricles in the brain. When to contact a doctor ...

Last year, she organized the first Abby’s Run for Dandy-Walker Syndrome, raising $13,000 for the Dandy-Walker Alliance, which supports researchers trying to learn more about the condition. This ...

Dandy-Walker malformation is frequently associated with disorders of other areas of the central nervous system and malformations of the heart, face, limbs, fingers and toes.

The presence of Dandy Walker malformation, complex heart disease and prominent forehead, hypertelorism, low set ears and depressed nasal bridge in a child with normal chromosomes allow a diagnosis ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My 20-year-old granddaughter was diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome at the age of 2. By the time she was 12, she had mild hydrocephalus and petit-mal seizures. We have tried ...

May would be declared as "Dandy-Walker Syndrome and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month" under a resolution from State Sen. Jim Barcia, D-Bay City, that passed the Senate on Thursday. The resolution was ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago, University of Alberta and other institutions announce in the September issue of Nature Genetics (available online Aug. 10) that the FOXC1 gene contributes ...