Da ndy walker syndrome - a CMF involving brain - case report

Journal Title: International Journal of Scientific Research and Management - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 6

Abstract

The Dandy Walker syndrome comprises of congenital brain mal formation involving the cerebellum and the fluid filled spaces around it. It is a disorder of ventral induction resulting in hindbrain abnormalities incorporating varying degrees of cerebellar ver mis and/or enlargement of cisterna magna. A case was reported during routine fetal autopsy done in the Department of Anatomy at Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh. It was a male fetus of 19 +6 wks. The indication for MTP was Dandy Walker Synd rome detected on ultra sonogram at 27 weeks . In autopsy, there was hypoplasia of cerebellum making floor of fourth ventricle visible and also, right side cerebellar hemisphere was smaller than left . The syndrome is associated with fetal karyotype abnormalities, so amniocentesis can be offered on prenatal diagnosis.

Authors and Affiliations

Joseph Abraham

Keywords

Related Articles

Functional and Financial Devolution to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India: A study of Uttar Pradesh

Functional and Financial Devolution to Panchayati Raj Institutions in India: A study of Uttar Pradesh The aim of this paper is to examine the status of functional and financial devolution to the Panchayti Raj Institution...

C OGNITIVE RADIO

The main aim is to exploit sparsity of the spectrum. This provides a more efficient use of the spectrum as well as reduce power consumption thereby enabling high priority communications to take precedence i...

E - commerce : new forms of work for wealth creation in Zimbabwe

In the present scenario of the technological world, business is being conducted locally and internationally using electronic means with ease. E - commerce has provided new forms of work in var...

Status of Elementary Education In India

It is widely accepted that education is an important instrument of social transformation and economic development of the country (Caldwell, Reddy and Caldwell, 1985 , Tilak, 2003) ....

Identification of non - equilibrium growth for Bitcoin Exchange rate: Mathematical derivation method in Islamic Financial Engineering

Crptocurrency is a type of digital currency that using decentralized method for validating transaction. In the same time, the user of the Bitcoin is protected using hash algorithm. The value of Bitcoin is increased sharp...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP216911
  • DOI -
  • Views 66
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Joseph Abraham (2015). Da ndy walker syndrome - a CMF involving brain - case report. International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 3(6), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-216911