Dandy-Walker variant: A less severe form of a brain malformation called Dandy-Walker. The brain malformation involves the development of a cyst which may interfere with the drainage of cerebrospinal fluid and lead to hydrocephalus. Many patients don't have symptoms until adulthood or remain asymptomatic but some may be severely affected. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dandy-Walker variant is available below.
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Dandy-Walker variant is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Dandy-Walker variant, or a subtype of Dandy-Walker variant,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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