Anomalous optic discs in a patient with a Dandy-Walker cyst

J Clin Neuroophthalmol. 1982 Mar;2(1):43-7.

Abstract

A 19-month-old female infant with a Dandy-Walker cyst had anomalous optic discs, each of which appeared to divide to form an accessory optic nerve. The discs probably lie within the spectrum of anomalous discs including optic nerve aplasia and hypoplasia, megallopapillae, morning glory disc, optic disc dysplasia, and optic nerve colobomas. The association of anomalous optic discs with a Dandy-Walker cyst has not been previously recognized. The ocular and brain malformations in this patient likely occurred during the fourth to eighth week of gestation, when the retinal ganglion cell axons were penetrating the optic nerve, and the rhombic lips were enlarging in early cerebellar development. The etiology of these anomalies is not known; however, teratogens, sporadic events, and genetic disorders should be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ampicillin / therapeutic use
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
  • Coloboma / complications*
  • Dandy-Walker Syndrome / complications*
  • Dandy-Walker Syndrome / pathology
  • Dandy-Walker Syndrome / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / complications*
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Optic Disk / abnormalities*
  • Peritoneal Cavity
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Pyelonephritis / complications
  • Pyelonephritis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Ampicillin