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ArticleRadiology case reports2025

Joubert Plus syndrome in a child with Dandy-Walker malformation and occipital cephalocele: A case report.

Tsega Hagos Mehari, Bemnet Mengesha Tessema, Redaie Girmay Gebrekidan

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  1. Dandy Walker malformation with occipital encephalocele - personal series and updated literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
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Tsega Hagos MehariDepartment of Radiology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Bemnet Mengesha TessemaDepartment of Radiology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Redaie Girmay GebrekidanDepartment of Radiology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

Joubert syndrome is a rare congenital cerebral developmental malformation that primarily affects the cerebellum. It is characterized by the absence or underdevelopment of the cerebellar vermis and a malformed brain stem (molar tooth sign) on a transverse view of the head magnetic resonance imaging scan. Major clinical features of Joubert syndrome are typically present in early infancy, with most children showing delays in gross motor milestones. When associated with other posterior fossa congenital malformations, it is categorized as Joubert-Plus syndrome. The co-occurrence of both disease entities in one patient has been reported only in a few case reports. In addition, the cystic dilatation of the posterior fossa in Dandy-Walker malformation can mask recognition of the molar tooth sign unless there is a high index of suspicion. We hereby present our experience with diagnosing a combined Joubert syndrome and Dandy-Walker malformation in a 3-year-old girl using magnetic resonance imaging and CT scan after she presented with generalized floppiness since birth.

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Dandy-Walker malformationJoubert Plus syndromeMagnetic resonance imagingMolar tooth signOccipital cephaloceleRadiology

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PMID40677886
PMCPMC12268020

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