title: Dandy-Walker syndrome: presentation of the congenital malformation in an older patient.
abstract: Dandy-Walker syndrome, a congenital malformation of the hindbrain involving the cerebellum and the fourth ventricle, is a rare cranial abnormality that commonly occurs before the sixth or seventh week of development. It is usually diagnosed at birth or in early childhood; however, an occasional patient may first become symptomatic in adult life. A case of Dandy-Walker syndrome in a 58-year-old woman is reported because of the older age at presentation and relatively long asymptomatic period after birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Services Center, Shreveport, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Vannemreddy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged