RADIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF A RARE CASE OF DANDY-WALKER MALFORMATION IN A 25 YEARS OLD MALE

Abstract

Dandy-Walker Malformation (DWM) is a rare congenital malformation characterized by hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis and its upward rotation and cystic enlargement of the fourth ventricle. The clinical manifestations include headache, psychomotor retardation, ataxia, urinary incontinence and hydrocephalus. This is a case of 25 years male presented to general medicine opd in our institute with intermittent episodes of nausea, vomiting, seizures, ataxia for last few years which was further evaluated by CT and MRI of brain in Dept of Radiodiagnosis suggesting diagnosis of Dandy- Walker malformation. patient was referred to Dept of Neurology for exact management.