Psychopathology Associated with Dandy Walker Complex: A Case Description

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2020-12-29

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García Miralles, I., Gamíz Poveda, G., & Pacheco, M. C. (2020). Psychopathology Associated with Dandy Walker Complex: A Case Description. Revista De Psiquiatría Infanto-Juvenil, 37(4), 22–29. https://doi.org/10.31766/revpsij.v37n4a2

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Vol. 37 No. 4 (2020): October-December

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  • I. García Miralles Unidad de Salud Mental Infanto-Juvenil del Hospital Generalde Valencia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1734-9378
  • G. Gamíz Poveda Unidad de Salud Mental Infanto-Juvenil del Hospital Generalde Valencia
  • M. C. Pacheco Unidad de Salud Mental Infanto-Juvenil del Hospital Generalde Valencia

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https://doi.org/10.31766/revpsij.v37n4a2

Keywords:

Dandy Walker Malformation, comorbidity, psychopathology, child mental health

Abstract

Dandy Walker (DW) malformation is a cerebelar malformation associated with multiple cognitive deficits, psychopathological alterations and motor disturbances. We present the case of a patient affected by this malformation who was referred to the child mental health unit. We conducted a review on the anatomy, epidemiology, clinical presentation, prognosis and comorbidity of this malformation as well as on the psychopathology associated with cerebelar pathology as a whole, including Shamahmann and Sherman’s cognitive-affective cerebellar syndrome. Finally, we present the case description and establish the differential diagnosis from the patient’s history, the mental state examination and complementary examinations (neuroimaging and neuropsychological tests).

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