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We describe two cases of Dandy-Walker syndrome with onset in adult life. One of our cases is the oldest reported patient that has been operated on for Dandy-Walker syndrome (69 years). A review of the literature on Dandy-Walker with adult manifestation (Table) disclosed 13 additional cases of adult Dandy-Walker, and three cases that in our opinion could have been midline arachnoid cysts.
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Unsgaard, G. (1990). Adult Manifestation of the Dandy-Walker Syndrome. In: Matsumoto, S., Sato, K., Tamaki, N., Oi, S. (eds) Annual Review of Hydrocephalus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11152-9_89
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