Dandy Walker Syndrome

Dandy Walker Syndrome is an abnormal cerebellum malformation that patients with will usually develop motor skill impairments and psychical setbacks. It is also the most common cerebellum defect, and effect a growing amount of patients becoming more frequent. A still highly researched subject, Dandy Walker Syndrome is a condition that derives from either ones genetic makeup, or mutated version of their genetic makeup. The disorder includes a wide range of various signs and symptoms, however, there are few known successful treatments to help the condition. Research of the disorder show that there is no clear inheritance ties to Dandy Walker Syndrome, however some family members will inherit the gene to cause the disorder. Very rarely does the syndrome spiral from family genetics, but rather a gene mutation or an copied chromosome. (Dandy-Walker Malformation) The said malformation of the cerebellum is a growth of the forth ventricle that is located on the spinal cord. On top of that, the vermis, a vital portion of the cerebellum, may be completely absent. Fortunately, subjects whom have Dandy-Walker Syndrome are not suffering from a catastrophic illness. A

These further conditions are thought by researchers to have been generated complications from the impaired cerebellum of the brain. (Dandy-Walker Malformation Presenting with Psychological Manifestations) Another complication due to Dandy Walker Syndrome is hydrocephalus; a build up of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles. (Dandy-Walker Malformation) Hydrocephalus also causes additional swelling to the head, also a double sign for hydrocephalus and Dandy Walker Syndrome both. Patients that have both Dandy Walker Syndrome and hydrocephalus have a more common combination of complications and present more symptoms of the overall