Title: Craniopagus Twins Author: Ghayda’a Netham Al-Majali Keywords: congenital anomaly , newborn , Obstetrics  Scientific Editor: Dr. Omar Jbara Linguistic Editor:   Overview Craniopagus twins (CPT) are a rare congenital malformation or dysmorphism in which twins are conjoined and fused at the cranium (Head), accounting for only 2%–6% of conjoined twins, with an incidence once in every 0.6 to 2.5 million lives births (1)(2). CPT is predisposed more in females than males with a ratio of 3:1 although this has not been correlated with any cause of the condition (3). Mortality rate of CPT is 40% stillborn and 33% […]

Article topic: Dandy Walker Syndrome Author: Ghayda Netham Al-Majali Scientific editor: Dr. Omar Jbara Linguistic editor: Philip Sweidan    Overview Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS), or Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM), is a rare congenital brain malformation that occurs during embryonic development of the cerebellum and fourth ventricle. It was first described by Dandy & Blackfan in 1914 and dubbed “Dandy Walker malformation” forty years later by Benda (1). DWS is the most common posterior fossa abnormality characterized by agenesis or hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis and cystic dilation of the fourth ventricle causing enlargement of the posterior fossa with cerebrospinal fluid and upward […]