Senior-Loken syndrome

Senior-Loken syndrome (SLSN) is a very rare autosomal recessive oculo-renal disease characterized by the association of nephronophthisis (NPHP), a chronic kidney disease, with retinal dystrophy.

Dandy-Walker malformation

A congenital brain malformation typically characterized by incomplete formation of the cerebellar vermis, dilation of the fourth ventricle, and enlargement of the posterior fossa. In layman's terms, Dandy Walker malformation is a cyst in the cerebellum (typically symmetrical) that is involved with the fourth ventricle. This may interfere with the ability to drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain, resulting in hydrocephalus. Dandy Walker cysts are formed during early embryonic development, while the brain forms. The cyst in the cerebellum typically has several blood vessels running through it connecting to the brain, thereby prohibiting surgical removal.


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PMID (PMCID)
10508989
 MALE Child
Cerebello-oculo-renal syndromes including Arima, Senior-Loken and COACH syndromes: more than just variants of Joubert syndrome.
Satran D, Pierpont ME, Dobyns WB.
Am J Med Genet. 1999;86(5):459-69.
We conclude that (a) hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, especially the anterior vermis, is often associated with a complex brainstem malformation; (b) the latter comprises a "molar tooth" brainstem and vermis hypoplasia-dysplasia malformation complex; (c) this complex may include the Dandy-Walker malformation, occipital cephalocele, and some abnormalities of the cerebrum as evidenced by frequent mental retardation; and (d) the "molar tooth" sign or malformation is causally heterogeneous as it occurs in several distinct malformation syndromes including Joubert syndrome, Arima syndrome, Senior-Loken syndrome, COACH syndrome, and probably familial juvenile nephronophthisis.