Dandy-Walker syndrome in adult mimicking myasthenia gravis Síndrome de Dandy-Walker em adulto simulando miastenia gravis

Dandy-Walker syndrome in adult mimicking myasthenia gravis Síndrome de Dandy-Walker em adulto simulando miastenia gravis

The Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS) is a rare posterior fossa malformation. The DWS can occur associated with other brain or systemic malformations, but ocular abnormalities in this disease are rare and clinical findings mimicking myasthenia gravis have not been described to date. We report a 23-year-ol...

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Main Authors: Juliana Cardoso, Marcos C. Lange, Paulo J. Lorenzoni, Rosana H. Scola, Lineu C. Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
síndrome de Dandy-Walker
hidrocefalia
miastenia gravis
ptose palpebral
Dandy-Walker syndrome
hydrocephalus
myasthenia gravis
palpebral ptosis
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