Abstract

RODRIGUEZ INFANZON, Olga Lidia; VILLAFUERTE DELGADO, Dianarelys; MELO MEDEROS, Zenia Amparo  and  GIL MARTINEZ, Milernis. Presentation of a case with Dandy Walker syndrome. ccm [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.4, pp. 1227-1232. ISSN 1560-4381.

A 13-year-old female patient with an apparent health history, which began with intermittent paresthesias, tingling sensation in the medial part of the face, decreased muscle strength in the left side of the body is presented, the patient underwent magnetic resonance imaging to study skull with Flair sequences in coronal sequences, sequences Sagittal T1, T2 axial at the Imaging Service Center for High Technology Chuao, Caracas, Venezuela. The resonance showed a cystic dilatation of the IV ventricle with slight enlargement of the posterior fossa and elevation of the tentorium and cerebellar vermis hypoplasia that agreed with a Dandy Walker malformation, signal intensity and morphology of the supratentorial structures were normal. No alterations were observed in the sellar or suprasellar region. The patient was referred to Neurosurgery Consultation to evaluate surgical treatment.

Keywords : Dandy Walker syndrome; atresia of Luschka and Magendie holes; case report.

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