[Late diagnosis of Dandy-Walker syndrome revealed by gait disorders in an elderly].
The Dandy-Walker syndrome is a rare malformation usually diagnosed during pregnancy or early in the course of life. We report a case in an elderly hospitalised for gait disorders and recurrent falls. Cerebral MRI revealed hydrocephalus and posterior fossa cyst. The patient improved after ventriculocisternostomia.
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Pôle de gériatrie, hôpital La Milétrie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Poitiers, 2, rue de La Milétrie, 86021 Poitiers, France. d.forestier@chu-poitiers.fr
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Priner
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Gaubert
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Kemoun
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Paccalin
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D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging