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Dandy-Walker Malformation
by bon007, Jun 02, 2007 12:00AM
I have an 11 month-old son. He had an MRI last week and this was the result:
MRI results showed mild hypoplasia of both cerebellar vermis with an open communication of the postero-inferior fourth ventricle to the posterior fossa through an enlarged vallecula. There is normal migration of the gray-white matter in this age group. The rest of the ventricles and sulci are normal in shape and position. There is no evidence of mass, hematoma, or shift of the midline structures. There is no evidence of heterotropias or cortical dysplasia.
Impression:Dandy-Walker Malformation
Normal myelination for the patient's stated age.
What are the implications of such findings? I tried reading abstracts on DWM but some of them do not match my son's development, e.g. hydrocephalus. Thank you very much for answering my queries...
MRI results showed mild hypoplasia of both cerebellar vermis with an open communication of the postero-inferior fourth ventricle to the posterior fossa through an enlarged vallecula. There is normal migration of the gray-white matter in this age group. The rest of the ventricles and sulci are normal in shape and position. There is no evidence of mass, hematoma, or shift of the midline structures. There is no evidence of heterotropias or cortical dysplasia.
Impression:Dandy-Walker Malformation
Normal myelination for the patient's stated age.
What are the implications of such findings? I tried reading abstracts on DWM but some of them do not match my son's development, e.g. hydrocephalus. Thank you very much for answering my queries...
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by bon007, Aug 09, 2007 04:36AM
we need your comment pls
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