Dandy-Walker Malformation, Mega Cisterna Magna

Authors

  • Valentin Mudritskiy Serviço de Medicina Interna II, Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, ULSBA, Beja, Portugal
  • M. Dykky Serviço de Medicina Interna II, Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, ULSBA, Beja, Portugal
  • D. Pereira Serviço de Medicina Interna II, Hospital José Joaquim Fernandes, ULSBA, Beja, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24950/rspmi.781

Keywords:

Cisterna Magna, Dandy-Walker Syndrome

Abstract

We present a 38 years oldmale patient who was admitted to
the Emergency Room for sudden vertigo onset. His personal
history revealed several episodes of dizziness. The CT scan
shows hypodense area, cerebellar median suggesting mega
cisterna magna.

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2016-03-31

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Mudritskiy V, Dykky M, Pereira D. Dandy-Walker Malformation, Mega Cisterna Magna. RPMI [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];23(1):36-7. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/781

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2016): Janeiro/ Março

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Case Reports

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