Bipolar Disorder in a Young Girl with Dandy-Walker Syndrome
Dandy-Walker syndrome is a congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and the fourth ventricle. The key features of this syndrome are mental retardation, cerebellar ataxia, and symptoms related to hydrocephaly. The psychiatric aspects of this syndrome have been insufficiently appreciated...
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| author | Mahin Eslami Shahre Babaki Fariborz Estilaee |
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| description | Dandy-Walker syndrome is a congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and the fourth ventricle. The key features of this syndrome are mental retardation, cerebellar ataxia, and symptoms related to hydrocephaly. The psychiatric aspects of this syndrome have been insufficiently appreciated. Described here is a 17- year- old girl with an acute manic episode emerged in the course of Dandy-Walker syndrome. Presentation and treatment are then addressed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7051a7cdc14c4936acd0dec9591555d02022-12-21T23:46:36ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Psychiatry1735-45872008-22152016-02-0110310Bipolar Disorder in a Young Girl with Dandy-Walker SyndromeMahin Eslami Shahre Babaki0Fariborz Estilaee1Neurology Research Center AND Department of Psychiatry, Afzalipour School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranDepartment of Psychiatry, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, IranDandy-Walker syndrome is a congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and the fourth ventricle. The key features of this syndrome are mental retardation, cerebellar ataxia, and symptoms related to hydrocephaly. The psychiatric aspects of this syndrome have been insufficiently appreciated. Described here is a 17- year- old girl with an acute manic episode emerged in the course of Dandy-Walker syndrome. Presentation and treatment are then addressed.https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/14#No Keywords# |
| spellingShingle | Mahin Eslami Shahre Babaki Fariborz Estilaee Bipolar Disorder in a Young Girl with Dandy-Walker Syndrome Iranian Journal of Psychiatry #No Keywords# |
| title | Bipolar Disorder in a Young Girl with Dandy-Walker Syndrome |
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| title_short | Bipolar Disorder in a Young Girl with Dandy-Walker Syndrome |
| title_sort | bipolar disorder in a young girl with dandy walker syndrome |
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